as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
the judge's voiding of the decision by the jury sparked public outcry
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as in abolishing
to put an end to by formal action
the court's decision voided the will the cashier voided the sale when the customer realized his wallet was at home
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as in emptying
to remove the contents of
the seller has promised to void the house of all furniture
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Recent Examples of voiding
Cam Inman, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The decision sets in motion the process of closing the school once the current academic year ends and voiding its charter contract.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 13 Jan. 2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani began his term by voiding all of his predecessor’s executive orders signed after his September 2024 indictment, including several pro-Israel ones.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Jan. 2026
Moran specializes in benign prostatic hyperplasia, male voiding dysfunction and prostate cancer screening and diagnosis.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
But multiple bettors complained about Novig voiding their winning parlays on Wednesday, raising questions about whether the company is truly peer-to-peer.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
But the league’s decision to place his salary in an interest-bearing account suggests the NBA might wait until the matter is adjudicated before voiding Rozier’s contract.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Barrodale does not let either her reader or her main character off the hook with anything as voiding as that.
—Book Marks
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
But the same can’t be said for others in his circle, voiding the win.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
The voiding of his guarantees, as first reported by The Athletic, came with no legislative rebuttal from Aiyuk, who held out the 2024 training camp until agreeing to a four-year, $120 million extension.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Verb
The details of voiding the nearly $25 million in guarantees, and virtually ending Aiyuk’s future with the team, were first reported by the Athletic in November.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The decision sets in motion the process of closing the school once the current academic year ends and voiding its charter contract.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 13 Jan. 2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani began his term by voiding all of his predecessor’s executive orders signed after his September 2024 indictment, including several pro-Israel ones.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Jan. 2026
Moran specializes in benign prostatic hyperplasia, male voiding dysfunction and prostate cancer screening and diagnosis.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
But multiple bettors complained about Novig voiding their winning parlays on Wednesday, raising questions about whether the company is truly peer-to-peer.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
But the league’s decision to place his salary in an interest-bearing account suggests the NBA might wait until the matter is adjudicated before voiding Rozier’s contract.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Barrodale does not let either her reader or her main character off the hook with anything as voiding as that.
—Book Marks
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
But the same can’t be said for others in his circle, voiding the win.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voiding
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In 1986, during a summit meeting in Iceland, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan surprised their staffs as well as the world by pledging the abolition of all nuclear weapons.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the past year, their silence broken by the abolition of the police force, residents have started trading stories.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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At the firm’s 2025 annual shareholders’ meeting, Levi’s board advised voting against a proposal to consider abolishing its DEI program and goals.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Trump has repeatedly violated laws — for example, by firing hundreds of thousands of civil servants against their statutory protections and abolishing agencies created by Congress.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Scooting is often a sign that your dog’s anal glands are full, irritated or not emptying properly.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Start by emptying shelves, removing all items, one shelf at a time.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
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As grounds for the permit’s repeal, the city must show that Homeland Security has violated terms of its land-use agreement.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
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An exception is usually made for Budweiser, because the iconic Clydesdales the beer company has been working with since the repeal of Prohibition (seriously) are stars in their own right.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Changes include repealing a prohibition from constructing or operating a nuclear facility without an IDEM permit and repealing the authorization for the commissioner to conduct a public hearing on the environmental effects.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The crux of the Democrats’ deception is that repealing 287(g) will make our communities safer.—
Robin Grammer,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The wrecking contractor did a superb job of clearing the area.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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From July 2024 through February 2025 alone, the city reported clearing 530 encampments.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Intertextuality is described by Scarlett Barton in perhaps the opposite way, as linked to Roland Barthes’ observation that the author is dead, and that the text is the dissolution of every kind of voice, every beginning and core.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, the Move Forward Party campaigned on curbing royal powers, though efforts to reform Thailand’s draconian royal defamation law, known as lèse-majesté or Article 112, were deemed unconstitutional and led to the party’s dissolution by the Constitutional Court.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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This comes weeks after the president discussed the idea of cancelling elections outright.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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But that figure is the equivalent of canceling Art Basel for seven years.—
Vinod Sreeharsha
February 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Voiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voiding. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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