as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
an annulment of that hastily conceived marriage can't come too soon
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Recent Examples of annulment
In Munich, Vance also lashed out against the annulment of the first round of presidential elections in Romania by that country’s Constitutional Court in light of significant evidence of Russian influence through TikTok.
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Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
The annulment, first reported by Sports Business Journal, came as a surprise, given that the parties had portrayed the deal as having been consummated.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
In early September 2024, Stephen Dennis stabbed Grant after the couple discussed the possible annulment of their recent wedding, Dennis said, according to the MCAO.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Dennis told police the couple had recently married and were discussing an annulment at the time of the incident, Mitchell said.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
The annulment, first reported by Sports Business Journal, came as a surprise, given that the parties had portrayed the deal as having been consummated.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
In early September 2024, Stephen Dennis stabbed Grant after the couple discussed the possible annulment of their recent wedding, Dennis said, according to the MCAO.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Dennis told police the couple had recently married and were discussing an annulment at the time of the incident, Mitchell said.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annulment
Noun
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Such holidays are paid days off for court employees and decided well in advance, so their immediate abolition can’t happen overnight.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Bolsonaro was also convicted on charges that include leading an armed criminal organization and attempting the violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.—
Mauricio Savarese,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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This is not a marginal activity but a consolidated and expanding sector that has operated under a legal framework since the repeal of PASPA in 2018, and whose sustainability depends largely on the visibility of legal operators.—
Cláudia Nunes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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After consecutive years of other legislation that sought an outright repeal of the Medicaid expansion over rising expense to taxpayers, the work requirements bill was branded a compromise to rein in costs.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Annulment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annulment. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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