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 multibillion-dollar package has since been struck down twice by a Delaware court.
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
If approved, the measure would force another statewide vote, likely in November 2026, to strike down Amendment 3.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
Gomez’s lawsuit seeks to immediately bar FinCEN from being able to enforce the order and to eventually have the order struck down and declared unconstitutional.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
And never mind that the university made expensive efforts to recruit African-American faculty and students before the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in 2023.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
If approved, the measure would force another statewide vote, likely in November 2026, to strike down Amendment 3.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
Gomez’s lawsuit seeks to immediately bar FinCEN from being able to enforce the order and to eventually have the order struck down and declared unconstitutional.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
And never mind that the university made expensive efforts to recruit African-American faculty and students before the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in 2023.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down
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The most recent collective bargaining agreement, signed by the players and the league, abolished the college draft and opened the door for every new player to enter the league as a free agent.—
Meg Linehan,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Others, like the Cato Institute, go one step further and suggest FEMA be abolished entirely, replaced by market solutions and state compacts.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The question is whether the Trump administration is entitled to repeal a rule that was upheld specifically by the Supreme Court and therefore subject to precedent, said Patrick Parenteau, an emeritus professor at the Vermont Law and Graduate School who has handled endangered species cases.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2025
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As President Donald Trump pushes to repeal several clean air and water regulations, the ALA has warned that this could deal a severe blow to U.S. public health.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Trump skipped three times during his last presidency (the 2020 affair was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic).—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington amid a shift in priorities and the ousting of leadership at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions.—
Ashraf Khalil,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration has been aggressively rolling back existing U.S. climate policy and dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development.—
Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The decision to roll back the federal agency’s December regulations for decentralized finance platforms means that the DeFi sector in the United States could avoid strict scrutiny and continue expanding without being subject to stringent reporting requirements.—
Alexander Sudeykin,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Until the masses adopt it, fraudsters can simply avoid platforms that require World ID and continue doing business as usual.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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These are the top shades for avoiding sun damage and small talk.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
1 May 2025
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The case had long been viewed by Palin and other conservatives as a possible vehicle to overturn the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court landmark New York Times v. Sullivan.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Still to be determined is Vessel’s plan in Glastonbury; the town rejected it, and Vessel won a Superior Court lawsuit to overturn that decision.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike%20down. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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