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
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments Apple failed last year to persuade the US Supreme Court to strike down the injunction.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
The effort to strike down Proposition A comes as Republican lawmakers have been frustrated by recent ballot measures seen as progressive.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
Public health groups say a decision striking down the task force could deeply affect the long-term health of Americans and disease prevention efforts.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Shut out of power, Democrats have seized on the fallout from the tariffs, Trump’s legal battles as federal judges strike down some executive orders, and Musk’s unpopularity to attack the administration.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
The effort to strike down Proposition A comes as Republican lawmakers have been frustrated by recent ballot measures seen as progressive.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
Public health groups say a decision striking down the task force could deeply affect the long-term health of Americans and disease prevention efforts.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Shut out of power, Democrats have seized on the fallout from the tariffs, Trump’s legal battles as federal judges strike down some executive orders, and Musk’s unpopularity to attack the administration.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down
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In February 1987, Sir Joseph Cantley found the club and county council, by then abolished, two-thirds and one-third responsible.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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More news to know now The acting FEMA administrator was replaced after contradicting Trump on abolishing the agency.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The conservative view Many conservatives are determined to repeal or at least delay and dilute most of the clean energy breaks.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2025
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Bill would end program in Texas On April 23, representatives of Texas Appleseed spoke at a committee hearing in support of House Bill 2609, which would repeal the Failure to Appear/Pay program.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2025
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But this sort of work would require close collaboration with Chinese researchers, at just the time when those collaborations are being scrutinized or canceled.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2025
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Intisar proposed cancelling the hospital visit, fearing that they might be targeted for violence by the warring groups, each of which was led by Arabs.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Last week, the US and China agreed to drastically roll back tariffs on each other’s goods for an initial 90-day period, in a surprise breakthrough.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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It's been a tale of two companies with different policies, as Costco, which resisted public pressure to roll back its diversity plans, saw its 16th consecutive week of rising foot traffic that week.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Inside and outside the organization, the prevailing belief was that the Celtics would need to undergo significant changes this offseason to avoid such an enormous salary bill.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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The key question is whether the data behind digital twins is sound enough to avoid the pitfalls that result in data decay over time (i.e., entropy).—
Mika Newton,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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But in April, the state’s Court of Appeals, which has a Republican majority, issued a three-sentence decision overturning the lower court’s ruling without hearing oral arguments.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
16 May 2025
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Those fighting Trump's order say 150 years of judicial precedent will be overturned should the birthright order be allowed to go into effect.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike%20down. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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