NULLING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

nulling

verb

present participle of null

as in abolishing

to put an end to by formal action asked the state court to null the election results because of widespread voting irregularities

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Other New York literati, like Camille Paglia, expressed similar views and endorsed the organization’s goal of abolishing the age of consent.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Yet abolishing Greek life altogether is far from an easy proposition.

— Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of abolishing

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The lawmakers argued that repealing the credits while major projects were still under construction would jeopardize investments already underway and the jobs tied to them.

— Kayla Morton, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
The Trades Council endorsed the campaign for repealing the law, according to Ballotpedia, while Schmidt spent heavily to defend it.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of repealing

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No one could’ve blamed the grieving community for canceling the game.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
Hours earlier, the 77-year-old wrestling Hall of Famer apologized on social media site X for canceling a weekend appearance at the Washington State Horror Con in Puyallup.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of canceling

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For instance, the measure would prevent courts from overturning approvals of qualifying projects because of CEQA violations.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Three previous attempts to evict the 87-year-old were denied by the courts, but in March, the Supreme Court ruled against her, overturning a January 2022 decision in her favor.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of overturning

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Attorney Andrew Miltenberg, who's representing Lopes, argued in the court filing that James' social media statement about Jane Doe was enough to justify voiding the appointment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
The sheriffs filed an emergency motion seeking to block New York state from voiding existing 287(g) agreements.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of voiding

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Kushner so far has participated little in the ceremony of the job, avoiding most receptions and ribbon cuttings.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Exercise, avoiding alcohol or even getting enough sleep aren’t the factors most connected to college students’ well-being.

— Roxanne Prichard, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

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After oral arguments in the spring, the three judges issued a complex decision affirming Carter’s finding of discrimination but overruling his order invalidating UCLA’s lease for its baseball stadium.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Alongside the launch, Anthropic is introducing beta features that allow developers to change available tools mid-conversation without invalidating prompt caches and automatically route flagged API requests to another model.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

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