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
In these cases, the court has struck down statutory limits on the president’s ability to remove federal officials, enabling much greater presidential control.
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Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Most of the court’s active judges were appointed by Republican presidents though two of the three judges who struck down the law were appointed by Democrats.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
If Hoskins’ third attempt is struck down, Green has the power to write his own question.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
There are several more landmark precedents that could be struck down in the months ahead.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
Some of the laws lapsed and were never renewed, some were repealed, and judges struck down others as violations of the First Amendment.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
The union is demanding that reasonable temperatures be maintained in working spaces, an issue struck down by the district’s negotiating team.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
In a series of decisions, lower courts have struck down the executive order as unconstitutional, or likely so, even after a Supreme Court ruling in late June that limited judges’ use of nationwide injunctions.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
The 2016 proposal that was struck down called for a four-story, 198-unit building.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Most of the court’s active judges were appointed by Republican presidents though two of the three judges who struck down the law were appointed by Democrats.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
If Hoskins’ third attempt is struck down, Green has the power to write his own question.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
There are several more landmark precedents that could be struck down in the months ahead.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
Some of the laws lapsed and were never renewed, some were repealed, and judges struck down others as violations of the First Amendment.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
The union is demanding that reasonable temperatures be maintained in working spaces, an issue struck down by the district’s negotiating team.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
In a series of decisions, lower courts have struck down the executive order as unconstitutional, or likely so, even after a Supreme Court ruling in late June that limited judges’ use of nationwide injunctions.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
The 2016 proposal that was struck down called for a four-story, 198-unit building.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struck down
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However, when your organization was founded less than 45 years after slavery was abolished, when Black women were still being forced to be wet nurses to the very children of those who oppressed them and lynching was a common occurrence below the Mason-Dixon Line?—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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The polissyster title was abolished in 1954, and women police officers were officially recognized under the same title as their male counterparts.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nevertheless, Ashley and Locke did not want the HALT Act to be repealed.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The healthcare program wasn’t repealed.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So the cash was gone, the credit and debit cards cancelled, and no one had ever cared about the pens or the Polaroid of Andrés.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Cal Poly canceled the final three games of the 1960.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Signs of grub infestation include large dead patches where the sod is not well-anchored and can be rolled back to expose the large grubs.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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But the Court has also rolled back rights for trans citizens in , which held that states can ban gender-affirming care for minors.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Though an appeals court dismissed the case, but federal prosecutors refiled and had the ruling overturned.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
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Whether or not other state-level conversion therapy bans would immediately be overturned if the Court decides against Colorado’s depends on what the court rules, experts say.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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