as in to abolish
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 strike down
The Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s aggressive use of the obstruction charges.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
In the first Trump administration, for example, the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows hundreds of thousands of immigrants to live and work in the United States, over a paperwork error.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 12 May 2025
In 2020, a court struck down certain actions by the Department of Homeland Security, ruling that Mr. Trump had unlawfully appointed Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II to lead U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 10 May 2025
As lawyers on either side attempted to find a class of people unbiased enough to deliver a fair verdict for one of the most famous men in music, potential candidates were struck down for a host of different reasons.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 May 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
In the first Trump administration, for example, the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows hundreds of thousands of immigrants to live and work in the United States, over a paperwork error.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 12 May 2025
In 2020, a court struck down certain actions by the Department of Homeland Security, ruling that Mr. Trump had unlawfully appointed Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II to lead U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 10 May 2025
As lawyers on either side attempted to find a class of people unbiased enough to deliver a fair verdict for one of the most famous men in music, potential candidates were struck down for a host of different reasons.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down
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Currently 20 states have passed laws that would abolish clock changes if they are given permission to do so by the federal government.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Athletic Bilbao’s Estadio de San Mamés was full of tears of joy from Tottenham fans clad in white and players alike at the full-time whistle as the team abolished the reputation for not finishing big matches.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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The conservative view Many conservatives are determined to repeal or at least delay and dilute most of the clean energy breaks.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2025
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The judges rationalized that any special consideration for minors ended when the U.S. Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade and the Florida Supreme Court followed suit.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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But this sort of work would require close collaboration with Chinese researchers, at just the time when those collaborations are being scrutinized or canceled.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2025
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Panama's comptroller general and attorney general are now seeking to cancel CK Hutchison's concessions to its two Canal Zone ports.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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It's been a tale of two companies with different policies, as Costco, which resisted public pressure to roll back its diversity plans, saw its 16th consecutive week of rising foot traffic that week.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Last week, the US and China agreed to drastically roll back tariffs on each other’s goods for an initial 90-day period, in a surprise breakthrough.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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Hoerner avoided the tag, which would’ve been the second out of the inning.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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The collection avoids rigid standards by mixing tailored silhouettes with combat trousers and chunky sneakers.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Foreign universities want to hire them May 25, 2025 The suit also seeks to overturn the Trump administration’s 15% cap on indirect costs related to research, which universities say are critical to carrying out their work.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The suit, which hopes to overturn the law, argues that the city’s ordinance violates the First Amendment and does not apply to other forms of speech, like a political candidate asking for support or a church member proselytizing.—
Vivienne Serret,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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