as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
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Recent Examples of strike down
The plaintiffs—three current students in Brooklyn yeshivas, their parents, and two former students—ask the courts to strike down a new law that relaxes oversight of nonpublic schools.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The 2016 proposal that was struck down called for a four-story, 198-unit building.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Wilcox and Harris months ago contended that to strike down their protections could leave members of the Federal Reserve’s governing board and monetary policymaking body without protections, too — a notion the Supreme Court’s conservative majority rejected.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 22 Sep. 2025
Now, with the additivity conjecture decisively struck down, the knot theory community has a wide world to explore.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The 2016 proposal that was struck down called for a four-story, 198-unit building.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Wilcox and Harris months ago contended that to strike down their protections could leave members of the Federal Reserve’s governing board and monetary policymaking body without protections, too — a notion the Supreme Court’s conservative majority rejected.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 22 Sep. 2025
Now, with the additivity conjecture decisively struck down, the knot theory community has a wide world to explore.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down
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Last week, Reform pledged to abolish indefinite leave to remain (ILR), which gives migrants settled status in Britain.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Among 16 to 24-year-olds, 67 percent wanted to abolish compared to 30 percent who would keep the crown.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Some of the laws lapsed and were never renewed, some were repealed, and judges struck down others as violations of the First Amendment.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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The strategist noted that Youngkin’s message on parental rights and education is often the main takeaway from his campaign, but there were other important messages, including repealing the state’s grocery tax.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
28 Sep. 2025
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This simple transmitter plugs into the headphone jack on your screen and connects to your favorite noise-canceling headphones to drown out the sounds of other passengers while allowing for hours of entertainment with your own personal earbuds.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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While airlines don't yet have travel advisories for travel to and from Phoenix, airlines generally rebook passengers on the next available flight at no additional cost when a flight is canceled or delayed.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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This is a sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind Project 2025—a sweeping conservative policy blueprint aimed at reshaping the federal government by expanding presidential power, dismantling parts of the civil service, and rolling back regulations across agencies.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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This comes as firms roll back gender diversity efforts.—
Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Keep your shoulders relaxed and engage your core to avoid arching your back.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Which cruise lines changed itineraries to avoid Hurricane Humberto, other weather?—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Another company explored the Bend and Reef deposits in 2011 and 2012, but since then no further action was taken, partially due to a mining moratorium in Wisconsin in place until the state Legislature overturned it in 2017.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike%20down. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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