nulling

verb

present participle of null
as in abolishing
to put an end to by formal action asked the state court to null the election results because of widespread voting irregularities

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nulling
  1. abolishing
  2. repealing
  3. canceling
  4. overturning
  5. voiding
  6. avoiding
  7. invalidating
Verb
  • El-Sayed describes himself as a capitalist and is not endorsed by the Democratic Socialists, but shares a similar policy platform to many of their candidates, such as abolishing ICE.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The video showed Romer confirming what the DSA platform stands for, including abolishing the Senate and replacing the presidency.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
Definition of abolishing
Verb
  • The options to address sales tax exemptions for data centers could include limiting the sales tax exemption or repealing them, Huffman said.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
  • Instead of lobbying for the law, Congress should be thinking about reforming, if not repealing, it.
    — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of repealing
Verb
  • Last week, the company agreed to hold the merger until five days after a trial verdict or June 1, 2027, whichever comes first, canceling the injunction hearing and conceding the calendar to its opponents.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Other in-flight amenities include noise-canceling headphones, large pillow, 100% wool blanket, and an amenity kit.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of canceling
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  • The court delivered on a long-term goal of the conservative legal movement, overturning a 90-year precedent that had limited the ability of presidents to fire leaders of agencies that Congress designed to be independent.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • In June, 2025, the Israelis conducted an extended assault that appeared partly aimed at overturning the Iranian government.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of overturning
Verb
  • The league has not ruled out the possibility of suspending Leonard or voiding his contract.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • The judge stopped short of explicitly voiding the deal shielding Trump from tax scrutiny but said the government cannot claim that the agreement was the result of a legitimate legal process.
    — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of voiding
Verb
  • The state health department says that avoiding tick bites is the best way to avoid tularemia.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • An armed off-duty Idaho state trooper and a private citizen confronted the shooter, likely driving him from the scene and avoiding further casualties, according to Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • Officials worried that some ballots were postmarked at processing facilities the day after they were dropped off at a post office, possibly invalidating them.
    — John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Alongside the launch, Anthropic is introducing beta features that allow developers to change available tools mid-conversation without invalidating prompt caches and automatically route flagged API requests to another model.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Definition of invalidating
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“Nulling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nulling. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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