STRICKEN DOWN Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

strike down

verb

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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 Supreme Court struck down a twenty-six-year-old federal ban in 2018, and today, thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia permit the activity. —

Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 If Democrats are successful in striking down the Homeland Security spending package, some hinted at comprehensive immigration reforms to follow. —

Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026 This is the famous case where the Supreme Court struck down an important part of the Voting Rights Act that prevented Southern states from restricting the vote, apparently on the basis of race. —

Andrea Katz, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026 Hoskins’ language, which did not mention the ban, was ultimately struck down. —

Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strike down

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More than half of independents now approve of abolishing ICE, once a rallying cry of progressives.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Video footage shows Omar was calling for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and for Homeland Security Kristi Noem to resign when the suspect jumped in front of her and sprayed the liquid on her shirt.

— Philip Wang, Time, 28 Jan. 2026