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 cancelling
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
Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Pay Package, Delaware Chancery Court Musk is poised to appeal a judge’s decision voiding his Tesla pay package as excessive, while Tesla plans to ask shareholders at the company’s June 13 annual meeting to ratify the same compensation plan approved six years ago.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Law enforcement spending and the concept of police abolition have become divisive issues in the De León-Jurado contest, as well as in the council race between former State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian and small-business owner Jillian Burgos.Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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For example, several filmmakers speak openly about the idea of prison abolition on day two, which is dedicated to films about prisons made by people who have never served time, judged by a jury of men currently serving at San Quentin.Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Despite the aging probe’s emptying power stores, NASA expects that Voyager 2 will keep operating with at least one science instrument into the 2030s.Jackie Wattles, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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With the urinary system, spinal cord compression can cause difficulty beginning urination, a weak urine stream, or difficulty fully emptying the bladder.Julie Scott, MSN, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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Stein has called for abolishing student and medical debt.Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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Racism, 100 years after abolishing slavery, was at its peak (Ole Miss riots and the rise of George Wallace are just a few examples ), with the KKK brutalizing African Americans in the South.Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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Trending on Billboard In a statement posted to social media on Nov. 4, Lambesis reflected on the internal issues that culminated in the band’s dissolution.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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The dissolution of strict gendered dressing is the stale chat of this millennium.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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All these offices could be scaled back without canceling routes.Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Saks Fifth Avenue is canceling its annual flagship-store holiday light show.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Pull Straight Out with Steady Pressure Pull the tick out with a slow, steady motion and avoiding twisting or jerking so that the tick’s mouthparts don’t break off and remain in the skin.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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Topline Spirit Airlines’ stock swelled by 60% on Monday, on track for the low-cost airline’s best day since going public, after the carrier announced an extension to refinance its debt while temporarily avoiding the threat of bankruptcy.Ty Roush, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Voiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voiding. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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