STRUCK DOWN Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

struck down

verb

past tense of strike down

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 Party cash also carries more weight this election cycle after the Supreme Court struck down limits in June on how much parties can spend in coordination with their candidates. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 After a judge struck down some of those rules earlier this year, the Defense Department changed course and began requiring any reporters on Pentagon grounds to be escorted by government personnel. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 The ban was later struck down by the country’s Constitutional Court, however. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 Sally and Gillian come from a long line of witches and have lived in a resplendent Massachusetts home with their aunts Frances (Stockard Channing) and Jet (Dianne Wiest) ever since a curse struck down their father and led to their mother’s suicide. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 The current attorney general refused to appeal a court decision that struck down a 1987 state law prohibiting citizens from openly carrying firearms in public. — José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 After Texas held its 1996 primaries, a federal court struck down several congressional districts. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 That was more than half of the $166 billion owed to thousands of American businesses who paid the tariffs that were later struck down by the Supreme Court. — Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 The Supreme Court recently struck down part of the Voting Rights Act, unleashing a wave of redistricting battles that threaten to eliminate Black-majority congressional districts particularly in the Southern states. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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Continue reading … CAT FIGHT — Kitten rescue defends ‘NO F---ING MAGA’ adoption policy as PETA calls for it to be abolished.

— , FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) said 165 permanent positions were abolished outright, with more than 1,000 workers anticipated to be furloughed by mid-November.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of abolished

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For a home or business that uses 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a month, that could mean power bills roughly $8 a month lower with these changes than if current rules weren’t repealed.

— Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
In 2005, lawmakers repealed annual gas tax increases tied to inflation.

— Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of repealed

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The stage musical based on one of the biggest movies ever made in Connecticut finally makes it here on a national tour and an earlier tour was canceled.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
In August, Bonnaroo, the beloved Tennessee festival, was canceled to take a break and fortify the grounds after back to back years of heavy storms.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of canceled

Verb

Today, Amawtay Wasi is at risk of closing, underscoring how quickly social gains can be rolled back.

— Caterina Morbiato, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026
The district voluntarily rolled back its levy rate in 2023 when property tax bills spiked countywide during the troubled 2023 property tax assessment cycle.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026