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 In a one-sentence order, the justices left in place a Virginia Supreme Court ruling striking down a measure allowing lawmakers to create a map more favorable to Democrats in the midterm elections. —

Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 15 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 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

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Let’s go down memory lane and recall that the 13th Amendment is abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude.

— Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
The Deep is just going through it in this episode, starting with the news that Homelander is abolishing the Seven.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 May 2026