annuls

verb

present tense third-person singular of annul
1
as in offsets
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective unfortunately, his arrogant attitude annuls the many generous favors he does for people

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2
as in abolishes
to put an end to by formal action plans to annul their short-lived, ill-advised marriage

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Recent Examples of annuls The Monitor's View Just before a big election, the top court annuls a ban on two Israeli Arab parties. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuls
  1. offsets
  2. abolishes
  3. corrects
  4. repeals
  5. neutralizes
  6. cancels
  7. outweighs
Verb
  • Longer life offsets costs The researchers also examined whether the additional electronics could be economically justified.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • At this point, one year of interest income offsets the price decline from a 1% rise in rates.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of offsets
Verb
  • The Schengen Area is an agreement between 29 European countries that abolishes passport controls and allows people to travel across European borders without providing documents.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Attorney Monica Restanio, whose arguments in court for the Venezuelan family were responsible for winning the ruling that abolishes the minor issue, said she was thrilled.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Definition of abolishes
Verb
  • This story corrects a previous version that stated the candidates who placed third, fourth and fifth gathered 6 million votes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Surgical options — most often reconstructive surgery, which corrects the prolapse and aims to put the pelvic organs back in place — may be considered when symptoms are severe or conservative treatments do not help, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of corrects
Verb
  • Florida’s next governor will have the final say over whether the state repeals the law, along with a litany of other gun issues.
    — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The law also repeals the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act’s senior manager provisions.
    — Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of repeals
Verb
  • Fiber-rich foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains stimulate saliva, which neutralizes acids and washes away food particles.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Fruits, vegetables and whole grains stimulate saliva production, which neutralizes acids and washes away food particles.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of neutralizes
Verb
  • That largely cancels the trade winds that usually push warm water toward Asia.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Under Department of Transportation guidelines, a traveler is entitled to a refund regardless of the reason if an airline cancels a flight, and the customer chooses not to travel.
    — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of cancels
Verb
  • In Los Angeles, three weeks of good baseball far outweighs six months of poor performance.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In some projections, that extra snow outweighs the ice lost to the warming ocean, and the ice sheet actually grows.
    — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of outweighs

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“Annuls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuls. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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