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
That decision struck down race-conscious admissions.
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Hoskins’ language, which did not mention the ban, was ultimately struck down.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Restaurants failing inspection in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties make up the weekly Sick and Shut Down List, but no places in Broward and Monroe counties got struck down by inspection lightning.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
When the case reached the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the law was struck down.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Marty Kraft, benefactor to the House Defendants, has himself been struck down.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Now, Loogootee has enacted another special events policy that mirrors several measures in the one that the court struck down.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
Speaking of the county, officials inside the Hall of Administration will likely spend the coming year trying to figure out how to prevent Measure J — which requires public spending on alternatives to incarceration — from being struck down by Measure G, the reform measure approved by voters in 2024.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The prediction market really took off once the federal ban on sports betting was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2018.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Hoskins’ language, which did not mention the ban, was ultimately struck down.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Restaurants failing inspection in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties make up the weekly Sick and Shut Down List, but no places in Broward and Monroe counties got struck down by inspection lightning.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
When the case reached the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the law was struck down.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Marty Kraft, benefactor to the House Defendants, has himself been struck down.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Now, Loogootee has enacted another special events policy that mirrors several measures in the one that the court struck down.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
Speaking of the county, officials inside the Hall of Administration will likely spend the coming year trying to figure out how to prevent Measure J — which requires public spending on alternatives to incarceration — from being struck down by Measure G, the reform measure approved by voters in 2024.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The prediction market really took off once the federal ban on sports betting was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2018.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struck down
Verb
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Telling that the utopian futurists of mid-century envisioned a post-scarcity world brought about by technology, where dangerous work, boring work, routine work was done by machines, and labor itself was abolished so that all humans would be free to be artists, philosophers, writers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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While sales of EVs and plug-ins have grown, the rate of adoption in California has slowed in the past couple of years, before the federal tax credit was abolished.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The measure raised modest revenues, which fell as rich people moved out of the country to avoid paying, and the measure was repealed by the government of President Emmanuel Macron in 2017.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the current state school aid budget repealed that option.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Residential garbage and recycling pickup scheduled for today has been canceled, according to the news release.—
Anne Li,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Thus, the Special Plan Commission Meeting scheduled for February 2, 2026, has been canceled.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As the Reagan Revolution matured, taxes were slashed and regulations rolled back; in turn, the social programs and city services upon which ordinary Americans depended were devastated.—
Heather Ann Thompson,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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Williams rolled back out, and Zayn went for another blue thunderbomb.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the conviction was overturned and a new trial was ordered because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that a group of jailhouse informants was illegally used to garner incriminating statements by Smith.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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The panel’s opinion overturned Sjostrom’s ruling on the inactive voters and upheld his ruling on the petitions gathered by non-residents — with the net effect of allowing both directives to invalidate signatures.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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