STRIKING DOWN Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

striking down

verb

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present participle of strike down

as in abolishing

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 striking down Either way, in striking down the Louisiana voting map as a racial gerrymander, this outcome could influence how other states defend or challenge maps, too. —

Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026 On Monday, the Supreme Court reversed a lower federal court’s ruling striking down the maps by a 6-3 margin on ideological lines, formally ending the legal battle and allowing the map, which could net Republicans up to five seats in the House, to stand beyond the 2026 elections. —

Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026 The Pentagon had tried to implement a new policy, in which reporter workspaces would be located outside the building itself, after the judge issued an earlier order striking down policies that attempted to limit reporting only to authorized releases of information. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 Business leaders emphasized that even after the recent Supreme Court decision striking down major portions of the tariffs, the impacts remain. —

Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026 Taylor thought the Supreme Court striking down many tariffs would spare the chocolate house from raising prices, but packaging costs remain too high for that. —

Isaac Tellechea, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026 In a 6–3 decision on Friday, the justices ruled that Trump overstepped by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to levy tariffs throughout much of 2025, striking down portions of the duties on steel, aluminum, and some Chinese imports. —

Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Feb. 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 That’s because the Supreme Court, in the 2022 decision striking down New York’s law, said gun regulations have to be consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation to be constitutional. —

Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026

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Mayor Mamdani’s glib campaign goal of abolishing the fares on buses for everyone makes a lot less sense than cutting bus and subway fares for the New Yorkers who actually need it most.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Trump has proposed eliminating Head Start and abolishing the Department of Education.

— Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026