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
Business leaders emphasized that even after the recent Supreme Court decision striking down major portions of the tariffs, the impacts remain.
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
Low- and Middle-Income American families, and small businesses, accounting for well over half of our country’s population, paid out a disproportionate share of their incomes to the government due to IEEPA Tariffs recently struck down by the Supreme Court.
—Robert Hormats, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
The one-square-mile municipality with no stores, no city hall, no bars and one church was struck down in a special election held strictly by the book.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Measuring the success of the lawsuit, Garber said Trump signed a similar executive order a year ago that was largely struck down by the courts.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
Low- and Middle-Income American families, and small businesses, accounting for well over half of our country’s population, paid out a disproportionate share of their incomes to the government due to IEEPA Tariffs recently struck down by the Supreme Court.
—Robert Hormats, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
The one-square-mile municipality with no stores, no city hall, no bars and one church was struck down in a special election held strictly by the book.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Measuring the success of the lawsuit, Garber said Trump signed a similar executive order a year ago that was largely struck down by the courts.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down
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Two weeks later, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile in Iraq and led a drive to abolish the monarchy and proclaim an Islamic government.—
Jeffrey Fields,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2026
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The clock ran out on a bill aimed at moving Georgia to a new time zone, ending supporters’ hopes of abolishing the chore of changing the clocks twice per year.—
Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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While Washington’s policies drive prices up, our state has lowered costs where the state has jurisdiction — by repealing the grocery tax and capping child care expenses.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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In New Zealand, a ban was adopted in 2022 but repealed in 2024.—
Marie Helweg-Larsen,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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This comes after Meghan's show With Love, Meghan, was canceled after two seasons.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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Electronic musician Anyma is speaking out after his Coachella set was canceled due to severe weather condititions early Saturday morning.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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Young was eight shots behind at the start and shot a 65, which included a bogey on the par-5 15th when his wedge came up short and rolled back into the water.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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The insurance commissioner gained power to approve and roll back rates.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Yankees will look to avoid its first series sweep Sunday with Cam Schlittler on the mound against Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The troop carrier planes became bogged down in the soil and had to be destroyed by the US to avoid them falling into enemy hands, while new planes were flown in.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
11 Apr. 2026
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Detectives said a passerby found the 60-year-old man partially sitting in a wheelchair that was overturned.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Prior to his 2011 conviction, Jeffs was charged and convicted of being an accomplice to rape in September 2007 after coercing a 14-year-old to marry her 19-year-old cousin, though the ruling was later overturned by the Utah Supreme Court over faulty jury instructions, according to CBS News.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike%20down. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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