as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action
the constitutional amendment that nullified Prohibition
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Recent Examples of nullified
Mamdani’s announcement of COGE, which made no mention of Elon Musk’s DOGE, came just days after the mayor nullified former Mayor Eric Adams’s Charter Revision Commission, which Adams stacked full of his own allies just before leaving office.
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026
And so concern over any possible MLSE cost-cutting impacting Canada Soccer financially should be nullified.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 27 May 2026
If an agent makes a decision that nobody can explain, the recommendation may be ignored or nullified by a human in the loop.
—Deepak Khosla, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Hence, federal laws could be nullified at the state level.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The appeals court on Thursday nullified Ozel's election as CHP chairperson, suspending him and members of the party’s executive board.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
The appeals court ruling Thursday nullified Ozel’s election as CHP chairperson, suspending him and members of the party’s executive board.
—Cinar Kiper, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Minnesota's Mamadou Dieng appeared to have scored on a header, off a corner kick played in by Tomás Chancalay, in first-half stoppage time, but was caught offside and the goal was nullified.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
In a 4-3 ruling, justices nullified a new congressional map that could have given the Democrats four additional seats in the House of Representatives.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026
And so concern over any possible MLSE cost-cutting impacting Canada Soccer financially should be nullified.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 27 May 2026
If an agent makes a decision that nobody can explain, the recommendation may be ignored or nullified by a human in the loop.
—Deepak Khosla, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Hence, federal laws could be nullified at the state level.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The appeals court on Thursday nullified Ozel's election as CHP chairperson, suspending him and members of the party’s executive board.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
The appeals court ruling Thursday nullified Ozel’s election as CHP chairperson, suspending him and members of the party’s executive board.
—Cinar Kiper, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Minnesota's Mamadou Dieng appeared to have scored on a header, off a corner kick played in by Tomás Chancalay, in first-half stoppage time, but was caught offside and the goal was nullified.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
In a 4-3 ruling, justices nullified a new congressional map that could have given the Democrats four additional seats in the House of Representatives.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nullified
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More people know about the kafala system, which exploited the migrant workers who built the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup; this was technically abolished in 2017, but workers’ rights issues there remain.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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Code Noir became toothless when France abolished slavery in 1848, but no one ever formally struck it from the books.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is promising a replacement ordinance for the conversion therapy ban the City Council recently repealed.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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Late last year, New Hampshire repealed its PDAB, which had existed since 2020.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The show was cancelled after that season, when Barr posted a tweet comparing Barack Obama's former adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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The United Kingdom’s Home Office canceled travel permits belonging to Piker, 34, and Turkish-American broadcaster and attorney Cenk Uygur.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Their contest on Court Suzanne-Lenglen stretched to almost three hours after Potapova failed to serve out the match twice in the decider and Kalinskaya overturned a 4-1 deficit in the super tiebreak.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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When both were overturned, maybe that settled Yamamoto down somewhat.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Heavy drinking saw Arthur’s Ohio contracts voided in ‘47.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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Authorities said the ballot was flagged, voided and separated from valid ballots before it could be counted.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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“Nullified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nullified. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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