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 celebration followed a year in which Orbán’s government tried to outlaw Pride and restrict LGBTQ+ content for minors, moves condemned across Europe and later struck down by the EU’s top court.
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Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Hawaii law that prohibits the carry of a firearm onto private property that is open to the public unless the property owner gives express consent.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Those decisions, as well as another ruling that struck down Hawaii's law requiring permission to bring a firearm into a business, broke along 6-3 ideological lines, with the court's conservatives uniting in their decisions.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Trump major victories in two immigration cases and also struck down a Hawaii gun law.
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Kimberly Richardson,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
The Biden administration took a number of incremental steps on student debt relief, but the sweeping forgiveness plan at the heart of its agenda was ultimately struck down by the Supreme Court after Republicans challenged it.
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Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
More than 40 years ago, the Florida Supreme Court struck down a nearly identical five-year waiting period for new residents to benefit from a property tax break.
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Lawrence Mower Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday struck down Mayor Jacob Frey's selection of the Minnesota Agape Movement for exclusive development rights at the intersection where George Floyd was killed by police.
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Aki Nace,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
However, the Supreme Court in several cases has struck down any improper use or desecration of the flag on the grounds of free speech, according to the Library of Congress’ most frequently asked questions about flag law.
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Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Hawaii law that prohibits the carry of a firearm onto private property that is open to the public unless the property owner gives express consent.
—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Those decisions, as well as another ruling that struck down Hawaii's law requiring permission to bring a firearm into a business, broke along 6-3 ideological lines, with the court's conservatives uniting in their decisions.
—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Trump major victories in two immigration cases and also struck down a Hawaii gun law.
—
Kimberly Richardson,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
The Biden administration took a number of incremental steps on student debt relief, but the sweeping forgiveness plan at the heart of its agenda was ultimately struck down by the Supreme Court after Republicans challenged it.
—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
More than 40 years ago, the Florida Supreme Court struck down a nearly identical five-year waiting period for new residents to benefit from a property tax break.
—
Lawrence Mower Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday struck down Mayor Jacob Frey's selection of the Minnesota Agape Movement for exclusive development rights at the intersection where George Floyd was killed by police.
—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
However, the Supreme Court in several cases has struck down any improper use or desecration of the flag on the grounds of free speech, according to the Library of Congress’ most frequently asked questions about flag law.
—
Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struck down
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In 1865, more than eight decades after Elizabeth Freeman defeated slavery in Massachusetts, the practice was finally abolished throughout the United States, though only after a civil war that cleaved the young nation and cost more than 600,000 lives.
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Every fifty years, all debt was abolished.
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Carrera can now only afford to take only one or two classes a semester after his in-state tuition was repealed.
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The extension is expected to generate approximately $925,000 annually and will continue unless repealed by voters.
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The Mason Motocross races on Sunday were canceled after the crash, WOWK reported.
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He was eventually brought by an airport assistant to the gate for the flight to Sarasota, but that service was delayed and eventually canceled due to weather.
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The administration has rolled back Biden-era policies such as mandatory safety reporting thresholds in favor of voluntary frameworks and state law preemption.
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Trump’s order rolled back the executive directives that guided those regulations, but the regulations themselves remain in place.
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In Tennessee, a pickup truck carrying about 1 million bees overturned near Knoxville in April, unleashing a swarm that blanketed the crash scene.
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The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict.
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“Struck down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/struck%20down. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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