as in abolished
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 struck down
The Supreme Court struck down the new income tax in 1895.
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Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The assassination of Charlie Kirk, 31, while hosting an event in Orem, Utah, struck down the most influential voice in young conservatism and left his movement suddenly grappling with what comes next.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The administration is hoping justices will overturn a lower court ruling that struck down the country-specific tariffs, finding the president unlawfully leaned on emergency powers.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
That includes 2023 legislation that clamped down on birthright citizenship, whose passage the RN celebrated before the Constitutional Council struck down large parts of the law.
—Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
The change is similar to actions in other states that repeatedly were struck down as unconstitutional for violating the public's First Amendment right to access information without government suppression.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
If struck down, the duties would impact just roughly 16%.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
California had a law that said most people could not buy more than one firearm in a 30-day period, but a federal court of appeals struck down the law in June.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
As to the rules, Butler argued that the DOL's 2008 H-2B regulations had been struck down in a separate case in Florida and later replaced in 2015.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The assassination of Charlie Kirk, 31, while hosting an event in Orem, Utah, struck down the most influential voice in young conservatism and left his movement suddenly grappling with what comes next.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The administration is hoping justices will overturn a lower court ruling that struck down the country-specific tariffs, finding the president unlawfully leaned on emergency powers.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
That includes 2023 legislation that clamped down on birthright citizenship, whose passage the RN celebrated before the Constitutional Council struck down large parts of the law.
—Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
The change is similar to actions in other states that repeatedly were struck down as unconstitutional for violating the public's First Amendment right to access information without government suppression.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
If struck down, the duties would impact just roughly 16%.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
California had a law that said most people could not buy more than one firearm in a 30-day period, but a federal court of appeals struck down the law in June.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
As to the rules, Butler argued that the DOL's 2008 H-2B regulations had been struck down in a separate case in Florida and later replaced in 2015.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struck down
Verb
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The Department of Labor withdrew a plan to establish a minimum wage for workers with disabilities and abolished wage protections for the home-health aides who assist millions of seniors and disabled people.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Bail reform in Washington Washington abolished cash bail in the early 1990s.—
Christine Scott-Hayward,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That law, however, was repealed and is no longer on the books, Davis added.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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As part of its drive to broaden the base of the federal income tax, Congress repealed the deduction for sales taxes.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On Sunday night, the cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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That proposal was canceled after bipartisan opposition in the Senate.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By August, the entire program was completely rolled back by OPM.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Even after the government's social media restrictions were rolled back, the protests continued on Tuesday in Kathmandu, the capital, were protestors were reportedly setting homes of political leaders on fire.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Will cop’s conviction be overturned?—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Medicare Advantage data published by KFF in January found that nearly 82% of prior authorization denials from 2019 through 2023 were partially or fully overturned upon appeal.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Struck down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/struck%20down. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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