as in to repeal
to put an end to by formal action
the new administration seems intent on disannulling every social program instituted by its predecessor
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Unlike the Biden administration, Trump officials have not fought in the courts to preserve SAVE, and recently, Congress repealed the plan altogether.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025 -
On day one of his second term, President Trump repealed sanctions on 30 Israeli settlers and settler organizations accused of engaging in violence in the West Bank.—
Bay City News,
Mercury News,
31 July 2025
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Greer wrote that Anderson should have received the death penalty, a sentence abolished in Wisconsin since the 19th century.—
Ariela Lopez,
jsonline.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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But our colleague David Aldridge wrote earlier this year in favor of abolishing the draft.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Timberlake has had to cancel multiple dates on the tour.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
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Eleven months ago, Queens of the Stone Age cancelled all the remaining dates on their 2024 tour to allow singer Josh Homme to focus on his health.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
31 July 2025
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What To Know The election was held five months after Romania's Constitutional Court annulled a previous vote due to allegations of Russian interference.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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After Romania’s decision to cancel the election last year, Mr. Georgescu became a cause célèbre among nationalists, with support coming from figures such as U.S. Vice President JD Vance and tech billionaire Elon Musk, who both criticized Romania for annulling the vote.—
Stephen McGrath,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 May 2025
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Later that year, under pressure from the restaurant lobby, the D.C. Council overturned it.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell overturned those actions in May, concluding that Trump was outside his authority in firing the board and its acting president and that, therefore, all subsequent actions were also moot.—
GARY FIELDS,
Arkansas Online,
27 July 2025
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“Disannul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disannul. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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