STRIKE DOWN Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

strike down

verb

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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 Then, a federal judge in New York ruled that companies that paid tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court are now due refunds. —

Angela Alsobrooks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026 More than 35,000 people were prevented from registering to vote before it was struck down by the courts. —

Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026 Borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan, which was struck down by a federal court last month, have been in forbearance since July 2024 as a legal battle played out in courts. —

Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 But in February, the court struck down the sweeping tariffs that were central to Trump’s economic agenda. —

Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strike down

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In the four and a half decades since France abolished the death penalty, the guillotine itself has rarely been seen.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
If holistic admissions were abolished (and admissions were based solely on grades, curricular rigor and test scores), the percentage of students with parents in the top 1% of income would drop by more than a third.

— David Blobaum, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026