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 justices appeared persuaded by the claim that today's tools are less intrusive than earlier federal laws struck down in past decades for being overly broad or restrictive.
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Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
If the panel strikes down the state’s arguments forcefully and for a second time, Breyer could still theoretically hold a full trial on the question but, at that point, the state might decide not to pursue it, Gielow Jacobs said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2025
This is in contrast to Judge Liman’s previous ruling, striking down claims that Lively extorted Swift.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 June 2025
The previous Purdue bankruptcy settlement was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court last year.
—Alex Sundby
june 17, CBS News, 17 June 2025
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Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
If the panel strikes down the state’s arguments forcefully and for a second time, Breyer could still theoretically hold a full trial on the question but, at that point, the state might decide not to pursue it, Gielow Jacobs said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2025
This is in contrast to Judge Liman’s previous ruling, striking down claims that Lively extorted Swift.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 June 2025
The previous Purdue bankruptcy settlement was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court last year.
—Alex Sundby
june 17, CBS News, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down
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Lethal injection is the only method of execution after firing squads were abolished in 2011.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 June 2025
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Beginning in the 1950s, between 20 million and 25 million households gained ownership of plots of land through the government’s scheme to abolish the colonial-era zamindari system of tax-collecting landlords.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The Legislature previously swatted two attempts earlier this year to repeal that law and ban trans girls from sports.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Tuesday that promises to reopen Panhandle beaches to the public, repealing a 2018 state law that allowed beachfront property owners to close off miles of local shoreline to residents.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The Department of Transportation is free to update its guidance about how that program is administered moving forward, Lin wrote, but that does not require suspending the distribution of money — and should not involve canceling plans that were already approved.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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After four seasons, HGTV has cancelled Married to Real Estate, the home renovation series hosted by Egypt Sherrod and her husband Mike Jackson.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
25 June 2025
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In November, Downtown College Prep provided bondholders with five cost-cutting scenarios that included reducing staff and rolling back teachers’ salaries and benefits.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Republicans chose to roll back or end many of the credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act that was passed under President Biden in order to find more cost savings.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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Without an aisle, the box occupants must seat themselves in order from front to back to avoid climbing over one another.—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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Don’t say Discovery The language in the Senate bill avoids any mention of the Smithsonian, Space Center Houston, Discovery, or even the space shuttle.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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The measure is designed to overturn a series of executive orders by Trump, including banning transgender troops in the U.S. military and blocking transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2025
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In court filings for the federal criminal case over Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results—which has since been dropped—prosecutors alleged Trump was repeatedly told by top advisors that there was no evidence of widespread fraud in the election.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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