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Synonyms
Examples of strike down in a Sentence
a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
Recent Examples on the Web
Easy, simple, and a good way to mourn a lesbian YA vampire show tragically struck down after the first season.
—Evelyn Bauer, Them, 4 Sep. 2024
The Biden administration has taken its next steps toward a solution for borrowers after the president's initial forgiveness plan was struck down in the Supreme Court in June 2023, Mary Walrath-Holdridge reports.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
A little more than a year ago, in Biden v. Nebraska (2023), the Supreme Court struck down one of the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plans.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 July 2024
Zhou wrote an editorial for a Chinese-language outlet, arguing that a vote for Trump was a vote for a conservative Supreme Court that would strike down affirmative action.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1779, in the meaning defined above
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20down. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
strike down
verb
: to make null and void : annul
struck down the proposal
especially
: to declare (a law) illegal and unenforceable
the court struck down the law
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