as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
the constitutional amendment that nullified Prohibition
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Recent Examples of nullify
In the third quarter, Masses had a 100-yard pick-6 nullified by a pass interference penalty.
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Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
The move nullifies an extension quietly authorized by Biden before leaving office, which had granted Harris an additional year of protection beyond the standard six-month post-tenure period.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Ron comes to realize that his fulltime commitment to Jay has nullified his own needs, making his family feel like second-class citizens, especially his justifiably impatient wife Lois (Greta Gerwig).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The Supreme Court nullified capital punishment in 1972 in the District, and efforts to reinstate it in the years since have failed.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
The move nullifies an extension quietly authorized by Biden before leaving office, which had granted Harris an additional year of protection beyond the standard six-month post-tenure period.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Ron comes to realize that his fulltime commitment to Jay has nullified his own needs, making his family feel like second-class citizens, especially his justifiably impatient wife Lois (Greta Gerwig).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The Supreme Court nullified capital punishment in 1972 in the District, and efforts to reinstate it in the years since have failed.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nullify
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Merz, for his part, would like to abolish this daily working limit while still maintaining the 40-hour workweek, allowing working days to become more flexible.—
Alex Ledsom,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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In 2018, China’s legislature abolished presidential term limits in a ceremonial vote, effectively allowing Xi to rule for life.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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As Democrats weigh what to seek in exchange for agreeing to a GOP government funding plan, party leaders are publicly urging Republicans to repeal their future Medicaid cuts.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That means those rules would not be repealed for this school year, which has already begun.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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He's witnessed countless episodes of passengers wearing noise-canceling headphones and earbuds walking through airport terminals, oblivious to their surroundings and putting themselves and others in danger.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That proposal was canceled after bipartisan opposition in the Senate.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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An outside hearing examiner overturned the December dismissal of Matthew Krueger, saying there was no cause to support any disciplinary action, according to a Facebook post by the Fort Worth Police Officers Association.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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The administration contends the law is unconstitutional, asserting an expansive view of presidential power that could prompt the Supreme Court to overturn what remains of its 90-year-old precedent upholding such removal protections.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
8 Sep. 2025
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The agency's rule, narrowly approved by the commission along party lines in April 2024, would have invalidated nearly all existing noncompetes and banned new ones except in rare circumstances.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Historically, and even to date, trans people have faced pushback from some cisgender people in the community who believe that the fight for trans rights will invalidate their own struggles.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
29 Aug. 2025
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However, by sharing so much of Lisa's code, the interface practically demanded a pointing device, and the mouse was selected, even though Raskin had so carefully tried to avoid it.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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These writers will work under the latest Public Television Freelance Agreement, which the WGA East ratified in December after a lengthy and sometimes contentious negotiation cycle with PBS, narrowly avoiding a strike.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Nullify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nullify. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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