STRIKING DOWN Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

striking down

verb

Definition of striking down next

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 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 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Republican National Committee on Monday of asking the Supreme Court to legislate from the bench by striking down late-arriving mail ballot laws, rather than having Congress or individual states pass laws ending mail ballot collection on Election Day. —

Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 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 But, in recent years, several of the conservative Justices, in dissents, have seemed ready to start striking down some delegations as being too unspecific to be consistent with the separation of powers. —

Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025 If a court issues a final ruling striking down the SAVE plan, which is a very real possibility, then borrowers may have to quickly change repayment plans. —

Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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The clock ran out on a bill aimed at moving Georgia to a new time zone, ending supporters’ hopes of abolishing the chore of changing the clocks twice per year.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The National Women’s Soccer League announced a new CBA in the summer of 2024 that included giving players agency on where they are traded and abolishing expansion and collegiate drafts.

— Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026