1
as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis
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2
as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort
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as in to reject
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
the committee nixed the additional expenditures
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Recent Examples of nix
During the past budget cycle, Johnson landed in hot water with police reform advocates and the Illinois attorney general for proposing a spending plan that nixed 162 consent decree vacancies.
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
This week, Alina Habba, who was among Trump’s most notoriously combative criminal defense lawyers, is a likely casualty: Judges in New Jersey are nearly certain to nix any extension of her expiring interim term as the district’s U.S. attorney.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 21 July 2025
Honda Five- and Seven-Seat EV SUV Died July 2025
This month, Honda reportedly nixed a new EV series meant to hit the roads starting in 2026.
—Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 19 July 2025
Plant and Saving Grace had planned to tour the U.S. in 2020, the iHeart radio news site reported, but the COVID pandemic nixed those plans.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 16 July 2025
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
This week, Alina Habba, who was among Trump’s most notoriously combative criminal defense lawyers, is a likely casualty: Judges in New Jersey are nearly certain to nix any extension of her expiring interim term as the district’s U.S. attorney.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 21 July 2025
Honda Five- and Seven-Seat EV SUV Died July 2025
This month, Honda reportedly nixed a new EV series meant to hit the roads starting in 2026.
—Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 19 July 2025
Plant and Saving Grace had planned to tour the U.S. in 2020, the iHeart radio news site reported, but the COVID pandemic nixed those plans.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nix
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While many rideshare companies refuse to pay affiliate commissions, Obi has built a parallel revenue stream via a data business selling anonymized, aggregated insights.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Agencies refused to release Neal’s autopsy and the Florida Highway Patrol’s report of the crash, and the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office had declined to comment on whether further charges are pending.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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The claims against him were dismissed in late July, though Joseph was given time to amend his complaint.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
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All charges were dismissed against Scott and Springsteen that October.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Evers himself rejected Underly’s request to repeal a state law requiring teachers to pass the Foundations of Reading Test to obtain certain teaching licenses.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Hall has rejected Puri's recommendation to reinstate Farhat as the Democratic appropriations chair, made in a letter that blasted the speaker's approach to budget negotiations.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The goal of Gastineau’s memorandum is to convince U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, who is presiding over the case, to deny the motion to dismiss and advance the case into pretrial discovery.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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That's also when Chmura denied the prosecution's motion to exclude evidence, specifically the 0.198 blood-alcohol level of the driver of the Durango, Hayden, which is more than twice the legal limit for a driver in Michigan.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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DeSantis vetoed the Legislature’s last attempt at drawing new congressional district lines and forced his own map on them in 2022, one that eliminated two Black congressional districts and spurred lawsuits from voting rights groups.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Before this summer, the mayor had already vetoed three other Council legislative packages, including a measure placing more reporting requirements on NYPD officers.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Any guest who declines to be searched may be denied entry.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Governor Bill Lee declined Monday to grant a reprieve to Black after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his appeals, clearing the way for the execution.—
Tobias Meyjes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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The storm killed more than 400 people and caused more than $100 million in damage, or $2.3 billion in today’s dollars.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Aug. 2025
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Somehow the checkers are ignoring the fact that Trump was referring to the five-year period.—
John R. Lott Jr,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Or Joe Biden when Putin ignored his warnings and invaded Ukraine in 2022.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Nix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nix. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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