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
The conservative majority also sided with Vice President JD Vance and Republicans in striking down a law limiting how much political parties can spend in coordination with an election candidate.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The court dealt Trump a major defeat in February by striking down his sweeping worldwide tariffs.
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Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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.
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Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
The Supreme Court allowed Texas’s redrawn Republican-friendly congressional map to stand on Monday, formally reversing a lower court’s ruling striking down the map as an unlawful racial gerrymander.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The court dealt Trump a major defeat in February by striking down his sweeping worldwide tariffs.
—
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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
The Supreme Court allowed Texas’s redrawn Republican-friendly congressional map to stand on Monday, formally reversing a lower court’s ruling striking down the map as an unlawful racial gerrymander.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for striking down
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Many of its candidates support entirely eliminating immigration enforcement, abolishing the police, sweeping wealth redistribution and expanding government ownership over significant sectors of the economy.
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But how does that -- how does abolishing prisons or having open borders fit into that?
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In one significant policy shift, Lewis George campaigned on repealing former Metropolitan Police Department chief Pamela Smith’s executive order directing her officers to cooperate with federal immigration authorities for individuals not in police custody.
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Council members narrowly passed the ordinance repealing the ban by a 7-5 vote, with some voting against the measure as a form of protest.
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What to pack and how to prepare Kids’ ears are more sensitive than adults’, so bring kid-sized earplugs or noise-canceling headphones.
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In 2024, Joe Biden sailed to the Democratic presidential nomination after a primary process that was little more than a formality, with the Florida Democratic Party even cancelling its primary in March to anoint Biden.
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The Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday rolling back longstanding limits on the amount of money political parties can spend in coordination with individual candidates is set to make political parties far more impactful in the 2026 midterms.
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Medicaid enrollment surged during the pandemic, but began falling in 2023 after states started rolling back pandemic-era protections.
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While technical expertise is crucial, successfully landing remote AI jobs also requires strategic searching, understanding employer terminology, and avoiding scams.
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Petrakakos said arrangements around possible tolls or coordination with Iran remain largely ad hoc, with most shipping companies avoiding direct engagement because of sanctions risk.
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More than 160 years earlier, Galileo's telescopic observations had revealed mountains, valleys, and craters on the lunar surface, overturning the ancient notion that heavenly bodies were perfect spheres.
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The ruling is the latest in a series of Supreme Court decisions that have loosened campaign finance restrictions, overturning a 2001 precedent that upheld the spending limits.
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