STRIKES DOWN Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

strikes down

verb

present tense third-person singular of strike down

as in abolishes

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 strikes down If the court strikes down such grace periods, the implications could extend well beyond California and 13 other states that give a grace period for regular ballots, depending on how the court ultimately rules. — Linh Tat, Daily News, 9 June 2026 If the Court strikes down these specific tariffs, the CRFB estimates that total deficit reduction from tariff revenue would plummet to roughly $700 billion through 2035 on a conventional basis. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026 American Consumers ⬅➡ If the Court strikes down tariffs, importers will get the refunds, not the people who paid $16 for a bag of Halloween candy. — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025 If the court strikes down the Colorado law, then a law meant to protect LGBTQ+ minors will be invalidated while one deemed harmful to trans minors will stand. — Timothy R. Holbrook, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025 What consumers could expect If the Supreme Court strikes down the tariffs, the decision would not spell relief for consumers this holiday season, as import and inventory decisions for that time of year were made months ago, according to Tripathi. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025

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The Schengen Area is an agreement between 29 European countries that abolishes passport controls and allows people to travel across European borders without providing documents.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Attorney Monica Restanio, whose arguments in court for the Venezuelan family were responsible for winning the ruling that abolishes the minor issue, said she was thrilled.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Definition of abolishes

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The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
To offset some of the cost of the cuts, the law repeals several existing tax credits and sales tax exemptions, including incentives tied to teleworking expenses, electric and hybrid vehicles, and medical equipment manufacturing.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 May 2026

Definition of repeals

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The larger battery gives it the sort of range that makes an EV genuinely useful for long-distance driving, while the interior avoids some of the irritating touchscreen-heavy trends found elsewhere.

— Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
But governments are also aware that as ice melts in the coming decades, transit seasons could extend and additional routes can open up, such as a potential trans-polar route that avoids Russian coastlines altogether.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026