1
as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis
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2
as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort
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3
as in to reject
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
the committee nixed the additional expenditures
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Recent Examples of nix
However, among Republicans, 67 percent are in favor of nixing the department and 18 percent oppose.
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
If Trump succeeds in nixing it, the move would eliminate the foundation of much of the U.S. regulatory regime around climate change.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
However, Punk's firing nixed that, as it was caused by the All In 2023 backstage altercation with Jack Perry just a week prior.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Now what? Arvada, after nixing homeless facility amid neighborhood outcry, still faces a growing problem.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2025
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
If Trump succeeds in nixing it, the move would eliminate the foundation of much of the U.S. regulatory regime around climate change.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
However, Punk's firing nixed that, as it was caused by the All In 2023 backstage altercation with Jack Perry just a week prior.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Now what? Arvada, after nixing homeless facility amid neighborhood outcry, still faces a growing problem.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nix
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The panel of House and Senate members argued over whether to punish the universities for their DEI initiatives — diversity, equity and inclusion — or whether to reward the schools for recent actions, like refusing to compete with a volleyball team with a transgender athlete.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2025
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Kylie said Jason refused to let the name just be Finn and insisted on Finnley.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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In film school, games and anime aren’t celebrated, they’re dismissed.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Griffin launched a legal challenge and on April 4, a three-judge panel of the North Carolina court of appeals ruled 2-1 that the state's elections board erred in dismissing Griffin's protests about invalid election ballots.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The best way to avoid the tariffs, Trump has told businesses, is to make goods inside the U.S. EU officials had suggested sector-specific zero-for-zero tariffs with the U.S., such as in industrial goods and autos, but Trump rejected the idea.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Superior Court Judge Craig Collins from neighboring Gaston county also rejected it after Tench’s friends and family — his mother, sister and aunts — submitted and read aloud letters underlining the effect Tench’s disappearance and apparent death have had.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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The government of Isla Mujeres also denied that the event was taking place there.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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At her appearance, the Court denied the state’s motion to detain Formella pre-trial and released her with conditions including no entry into Downers Grove South High School and no contact with anyone under the age of eighteen.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Trump White House has threatened to veto a bipartisan Senate bill that would check President Trump’s authority to impose new tariffs or increase tariffs by requiring Congress to approve them within 60 days.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
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As the trend gathered steam, Democratic President Bill Clinton vetoed 37 bills in his two terms.—
David M. Drucker,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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North Little Rock police sought to charge Mary Lee Orsini with murder, but a grand jury declined to indict her -- and McArthur was credited with helping Orsini remain a free woman.—
Tony Holt,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2025
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The White House declined to issue a statement or answer questions regarding the portrait, instead pointing back to Trump's social media post.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Rick kills one of the security men, as Chelsea is shot in the chest.—
Colleen Kratofil,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Then in the third period, once again killing a penalty with the Canadiens clinging to a 2-1 lead, and just after Sam Montembeault made a series of saves on Sean Couturier to maintain that lead, Suzuki added to it with the winning goal.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Though last Friday’s March jobs release was better than expected, with an increase in 228,000 jobs according to the nonfarm payroll report, it was widely ignored as old news due to the tariff implementation.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Pedro Pascal isn't ignoring an obvious parallel between himself and his character in the HBO series The Last of Us.—
Arabella Hau,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Nix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nix. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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