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as in cancelled
to put an end to by formal action
the court's decision voided the will the cashier voided the sale when the customer realized his wallet was at home
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Recent Examples of voided
In 1850, enslavers even voided the writ of habeas corpus and its due process protections against unlawful detention by pushing through a national Fugitive Slave Law.
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Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Leonard reportedly didn't have any obligations to the company, and a clause in one of the documents stated that the deal would be voided if Leonard left the franchise.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The move comes as Musk continues to fight a court ruling that voided his original pay package for being unfair to shareholders.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
In early 2024, a Delaware judge voided his 2018 deal to receive options equaling an additional 9% of Tesla—then worth about $56 billion.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The timeout voided the play, and Illinois head coach Bret Bielema was able to see how the wind affected the kick from the sideline.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
Should roughly 3,500 signatures be discredited, the results of Tuesday’s election could be voided.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
California has its own state law forbidding the sale of such gun kits, but state attorneys said the state ban would not be as effective if the federal regulation were voided.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Tesla’s board and Musk were hit June 6 with another suit over his $56 billion pay package that a judge voided in January — ahead of a June 13 shareholder proxy vote on whether the company should resurrect it.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Leonard reportedly didn't have any obligations to the company, and a clause in one of the documents stated that the deal would be voided if Leonard left the franchise.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The move comes as Musk continues to fight a court ruling that voided his original pay package for being unfair to shareholders.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
In early 2024, a Delaware judge voided his 2018 deal to receive options equaling an additional 9% of Tesla—then worth about $56 billion.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The timeout voided the play, and Illinois head coach Bret Bielema was able to see how the wind affected the kick from the sideline.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
Should roughly 3,500 signatures be discredited, the results of Tuesday’s election could be voided.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
California has its own state law forbidding the sale of such gun kits, but state attorneys said the state ban would not be as effective if the federal regulation were voided.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Tesla’s board and Musk were hit June 6 with another suit over his $56 billion pay package that a judge voided in January — ahead of a June 13 shareholder proxy vote on whether the company should resurrect it.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voided
Verb
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But the pans of food are about to be emptied.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Aug. 2025
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Acuña barked at Gusto as both dugouts and bullpens emptied, players spilling onto the field.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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The nursery has cleared water-thirsty plants and planted 100,000 indigenous trees since 2012.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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Once the birthing chamber is cleared, Davina delivers Julia’s healthy baby boy.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Though Davies planned to reunite the band for a tour in 2015, it was canceled when the musician was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks plasma cells.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Last year, Romania controversially canceled the turnout of a presidential election that produced a victory for a far-right independent, arguing his campaign was backed by Russian interference and disqualifying his candidacy.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Terminal 4 check-in has been closed and evacuated while emergency services respond to an incident.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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For the first time in 40 years living there, she was evacuated last summer during the Quarry fire.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Unlike other provisions in the Alien and Sedition Acts, which expired or were repealed, the Alien Enemies Act remains in effect today.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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His budget-busting tax cuts can be repealed.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In that solution, the No 6 advances to help the passing combinations or attack the space vacated by the attacking midfielder.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Berg started filming this new episode in early 2021 and was on-hand when a Baltimore judge vacated Syed’s first degree-murder conviction and ordered his release from prison in September 2022.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At least 15 people were killed when a world-famous funicular railcar derailed and overturned in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jones remained on Ohio's death row for decades, exhausting most of his appeals, until Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross overturned his murder conviction, freed him from prison and granted him a new trial two years ago.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Voided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voided. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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