as in abolished
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 struck down
The 2016 proposal that was struck down called for a four-story, 198-unit building.
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Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Now, with the additivity conjecture decisively struck down, the knot theory community has a wide world to explore.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
When tribes first challenged the public service commission's decision it was struck down.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Opponents have argued the tariffs should be struck down because the emergency powers act doesn't explicitly give the president power to raise tariffs.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
In a 24-21 vote along party lines, Khanna’s measure was struck down.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
The Supreme Court struck down the new income tax in 1895.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The assassination of Charlie Kirk, 31, while hosting an event in Orem, Utah, struck down the most influential voice in young conservatism and left his movement suddenly grappling with what comes next.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The administration is hoping justices will overturn a lower court ruling that struck down the country-specific tariffs, finding the president unlawfully leaned on emergency powers.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Now, with the additivity conjecture decisively struck down, the knot theory community has a wide world to explore.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
When tribes first challenged the public service commission's decision it was struck down.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Opponents have argued the tariffs should be struck down because the emergency powers act doesn't explicitly give the president power to raise tariffs.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
In a 24-21 vote along party lines, Khanna’s measure was struck down.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
The Supreme Court struck down the new income tax in 1895.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The assassination of Charlie Kirk, 31, while hosting an event in Orem, Utah, struck down the most influential voice in young conservatism and left his movement suddenly grappling with what comes next.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The administration is hoping justices will overturn a lower court ruling that struck down the country-specific tariffs, finding the president unlawfully leaned on emergency powers.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struck down
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Complicating matters for all the island’s inhabitants, in January 1793 the French revolutionaries, who had abolished the monarchy to create a republic, executed King Louis XVI and then declared war on Great Britain and Spain.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Two years later, the monarchy was abolished, and Nepal, the world’s sole Hindu kingdom, proclaimed itself a secular republic.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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In 2019, the Legislature repealed the certificate of need process.—
Jim Saunders,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Glendale repealed rules banning panhandling and restricting pedestrians from stopping in roadways or medians after a lawsuit was filed to challenge the ordinances.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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The final stage of a major bike race was canceled earlier this month after several large pro-Palestinian demonstrations disrupted the event, in protest of the Israel-Premier Tech team’s participation.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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The incident comes just days after Young cancelled a New Jersey performance that had been scheduled for Friday.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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YouTube previously rolled back policies that barred repeatedly posting some false claims about Covid-19 and the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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And Coraline was crying and shaking her head, her mind screaming, JOY, JOY, JOY, and Else’s eyes were rolled back into her head, deep in her dark pink fantasy world of keys and locks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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After a back-and-forth in which Smollett was charged and cleared twice, the court proceedings and lawsuits were resolved with the actor's convictions being overturned by the state.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Search and rescue teams recovered three bodies after a large wave overturned a fishing boat that was sheltering in a Cagayan port, PIA reported Tuesday.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Struck down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/struck%20down. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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