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 Supreme Court struck down the new income tax in 1895.
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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
That includes 2023 legislation that clamped down on birthright citizenship, whose passage the RN celebrated before the Constitutional Council struck down large parts of the law.
—Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
The change is similar to actions in other states that repeatedly were struck down as unconstitutional for violating the public's First Amendment right to access information without government suppression.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
If struck down, the duties would impact just roughly 16%.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
California had a law that said most people could not buy more than one firearm in a 30-day period, but a federal court of appeals struck down the law in June.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
As to the rules, Butler argued that the DOL's 2008 H-2B regulations had been struck down in a separate case in Florida and later replaced in 2015.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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
That includes 2023 legislation that clamped down on birthright citizenship, whose passage the RN celebrated before the Constitutional Council struck down large parts of the law.
—Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
The change is similar to actions in other states that repeatedly were struck down as unconstitutional for violating the public's First Amendment right to access information without government suppression.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
If struck down, the duties would impact just roughly 16%.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
California had a law that said most people could not buy more than one firearm in a 30-day period, but a federal court of appeals struck down the law in June.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
As to the rules, Butler argued that the DOL's 2008 H-2B regulations had been struck down in a separate case in Florida and later replaced in 2015.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struck down
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The Chinese leader, who assumed the presidency in 2013, abolished term limits in 2018.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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In 2018, China’s legislature abolished presidential term limits in a ceremonial vote, effectively allowing Xi to rule for life.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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While the plan is due to be repealed by mid-2028, borrowers could be forced into repayment much sooner than that if there are additional court decisions in the ongoing legal challenge, which is expected.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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That means those rules would not be repealed for this school year, which has already begun.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On Sunday night, the cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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That proposal was canceled after bipartisan opposition in the Senate.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Even after the government's social media restrictions were rolled back, the protests continued on Tuesday in Kathmandu, the capital, were protestors were reportedly setting homes of political leaders on fire.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The changes to lawmaker allowances were rolled back as part of efforts to defuse the rallies.—
Grace Sihombing,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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After being sentenced to 10 years in prison and spending some time behind bars — plus enduring a lengthy trial — Tortora’s conviction was eventually fully overturned by Italy’s Supreme Court in 1987 amid widespread belief that the TV host had been the victim of corrupt judges and prosecutors.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Court, without explanation, overturned a lower court ruling that found immigration agents engaged in racial profiling on the streets of Los Angeles.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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