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 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.
—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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for striking down
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Jonathan Ruhe, fellow for American strategy at JINSA, echoed Stricker on the importance of abolishing the Iranian enrichment program.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Abdul El-Sayed is gaining momentum in a divisive three-way Democratic primary with an uncompromising argument for clarity on progressive priorities — Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, and ending US military aid to Israel.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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While Washington’s policies drive prices up, our state has lowered costs where the state has jurisdiction — by repealing the grocery tax and capping child care expenses.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The four measures passed by nearly 2-to-1 ratios, with nearly 14,000 votes in favor of repealing each ordinance and approximately 7,500 votes to keep them.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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The selection of Morrissey as a headliner is bound to raise eyebrows following a spotty track record of canceling or postponing some 200 headlining appearances in the past decade-plus.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
21 Apr. 2026
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Airlines are cancelling flights due to the soaring cost of jet fuel.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Last summer's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) roadshow in Europe sought to showcase the budding coalition seeking coordination in rolling back the European Union project for which the president has shown such disdain.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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This supermajority will allow Magyar to advance his agenda of redemocratizing Hungary and rolling back Orbán's changes to Hungary's constitution.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
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Oil revenue is the linchpin of Russia’s economy, allowing Putin to pour money into the armed forces without worsening inflation for everyday people and avoiding a currency collapse.—
Lorne Cook,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Perez said long-term solutions include avoiding terrible real estate deals like the city’s purchase nearly a decade ago of a downtown office building on Ash Street that was filled with asbestos.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The club’s hitters are 7-for-20 and catchers are 7-for-15 in overturning calls.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors looking to strip Eastman of his law license had depicted him as fabricating a baseless theory and making false claims of fraud in hopes of overturning the results of the election.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Striking down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striking%20down. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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