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"null":{
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"abate",
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"abolish",
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"abrogate",
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"annul",
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"avoid",
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"cancel",
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"disannul",
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"dissolve",
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"invalidate",
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"negate",
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"nullify",
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"quash",
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"repeal",
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"rescind",
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"roll back",
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"strike down",
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"vacate",
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"void"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a condition of a radio receiver when minimum or zero signal is received":[],
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": a minimum or zero value of an electric current or of a radio signal":[],
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": amounting to nothing : nil":[
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"the null uselessness of the wireless transmitter that lacks a receiving station",
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"\u2014 Fred Majdalany"
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],
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": being or relating to a method of measurement in which an unknown quantity (as of electric current) is compared with a known quantity of the same kind and found equal by a null detector":[],
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": having all elements equal to zero":[],
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": having no elements (see element sense b(3) )":[
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"null set"
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],
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": having no legal or binding force : invalid":[
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"a null contract"
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],
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": having no value : insignificant":[
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"\u2026 news as null as nothing \u2026",
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"\u2014 Emily Dickinson"
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],
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": having zero as a limit":[
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"null sequence"
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],
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": indicating usually by a zero reading on a scale when a given quantity (such as current or voltage) is zero or when two quantities are equal":[
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"\u2014 used of an instrument"
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],
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": of, being, or relating to zero":[
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"The meter gave a null reading."
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],
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": to make null":[],
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": zero sense 1c":[],
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": zero sense 3a(1)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"the contract was null because one party forgot to sign it",
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"that information is as null as no information at all",
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"Verb",
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"asked the state court to null the election results because of widespread voting irregularities",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"To be assigned a Quality Score, though, stocks must have a valid (non- null ) measure and corresponding ranking for at least four of the eight quality measures. \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"To be assigned a Quality Score, though, stocks must have a valid (non- null ) measure and corresponding ranking for at least four of the eight quality measures. \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"The researchers suggest the gastrocnemius may be more important for your running stride, which is why its fiber type matters more\u2014but the null result for the soleus should give us pause. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 17 Oct. 2020",
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"Both men are requesting that their previous arrests be completely null and voided. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 10 May 2022",
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"However, when hiring flexible talent, the paperwork, interview slots and onboarding are essentially null as they are considered experts in their field and don\u2019t require the typical formalities that FTEs do. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
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"Now a growing number of particle physicists think naturalness problems and the null results at the Large Hadron Collider might be tied to reductionism\u2019s breakdown. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"With the pandemic continuing to disrupt education, Rep. Bob Behning, R-Indianapolis, said the Indiana Department of Education requested the legislature allow for another null grade. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"With the pandemic continuing to disrupt education, Rep. Bob Behning, R-Indianapolis, said the Indiana Department of Education requested the legislature allow for another null grade. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Do not be alarmed when informed that the weather (chilly) and probability of establishing a security perimeter in the Park ( null ) have persuaded diplomats to reconsider stroll. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
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"In another measure of political disillusionment, more than three million people cast blank or null -and-void ballots \u2014 and that does not include the 13.7 million who opted not to vote at all. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Since then, Summer has interacted with the Duttons a number of times, but hints at a burgeoning relationship were pretty much null . \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Country Living , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"Doing side lying leg raises incorrectly will miss your Gluteus Medius and further strengthen an already strong TFL which does not help prevent pelvic drop, making your time invested into doing the side lying leg lift exercise null . \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2020",
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"Language is about words, but also about context and structure, and sometimes those things render specificity null . \u2014 New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"The concept of a null set is extremely useful in mathematics. \u2014 Martin Goldstern, Scientific American , 16 Aug. 2021",
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"Some undecided voters, like Sao Paulo resident Mauricio Soares, are choosing to vote null or blank. \u2014 Juliana Koch, Philip Wang And Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN , 5 Aug. 2021",
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"Just a few years after it was proposed, critical tests were performed, confirming the predictions of Einstein\u2019s theory as matching our Universe and rejecting the null (Newtonian) hypothesis. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Ricart understood the changing dynamics in college football and was careful to include a contingency that would null the truck\u2019s lease should Ewers transfer. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
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"China will likely avoid gross and blatant expropriation but will change regulation either to dilute ownership, reclassify ownership, or null out bond and stock values for heavily indebted companies. \u2014 Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
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"Miley threw 51/3 perfect innings, nulled three runners in the seventh and tried to complete a shutout in the ninth. \u2014 Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle , 24 July 2019",
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"The sats surge their signal strength to overwhelm any noise from an enemy trying to jam them, while nulling antennas pinpoint the attack and dampen the signal with counter-noise. \u2014 Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics , 15 Feb. 2018",
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"Come kickoff Saturday night, any previous patterns and statistics for Futbol Club Cincinnati are nulled . \u2014 Charlie Hatch, Cincinnati.com , 21 Oct. 2017",
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"However, the shock lead was nulled three minutes before the break, as Cristiano Ronaldo levelled things up from 12-yards-out, punishing the 24-year-old Lilywhites right-back's decision to bring down Toni Kroos inside the area. \u2014 SI.com , 18 Oct. 2017",
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"Don\u2019t worry that cooking with it will null the point: The heat is not so high as to damage the principal flavors. \u2014 Emily Horton, charlotteobserver , 29 Aug. 2017",
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"Don\u2019t worry that cooking with it will null the point: The heat is not so high as to damage the principal flavors. \u2014 Emily Horton, sacbee , 29 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1556, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Anglo-French nul , literally, not any, from Latin nullus , from ne- not + ullus any; akin to Latin unus one \u2014 more at no , one":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bad",
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"inoperative",
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"invalid",
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"nonbinding",
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"nonvalid",
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"nugatory",
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"null and void",
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"void"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220512",
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"type":[
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},
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"null and void":{
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"antonyms":[
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"binding",
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"good",
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"valid"
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"definitions":{
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": having no force, binding power, or validity":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"public disclosure of the terms of the out-of-court settlement renders it null and void",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And if that process is completely null and void at a certain point because no one understands the efforts, then the diners at the restaurant don\u2019t understand exactly what\u2019s going on. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 17 June 2022",
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"At dinner, Ava informs Deborah that their agent has made the email null and void . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
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"Suffice it to say that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ruled that the IRS's promulgation of Notice 2016-66 had violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and thus was null and void . \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"But the conservatives here wanted defiance, a board statement that the mandates in this region were null and void . \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"But the conservatives here wanted defiance, a board statement that the mandates in this region were null and void . \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"But the conservatives here wanted defiance, a board statement that the mandates in this region were null and void . \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"On Wednesday, city officials said a committee has been formed to determine where the home should be moved after the city announced its lease on Hank Aaron Stadium is null and void , leaving the fate of the 26-year-old vacant ballpark in limbo. \u2014 al , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"But the conservatives here wanted defiance, a board statement that the mandates in this region were null and void . \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022"
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"synonyms":[
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"inoperative",
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"invalid",
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"nonbinding",
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"nonvalid",
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"void"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165636",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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"nullification":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": jury nullification":[],
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": the act of nullifying : the state of being nullified":[],
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": the action of a state impeding or attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law of the U.S.":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"an act aimed at curbing sedition that was perhaps the most serious attempt at nullification of freedom of the press in the nation's history",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"If successful, such legislation would almost certainly trigger a resistance \u2014 and perhaps outright nullification \u2014 by heavily Democratic states. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 4 May 2022",
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"The judge's 59-page ruling outlined a litany of reasons for the decision, ultimately opting in favor of a full nullification of the policy. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"The nullification by the courts of 2012\u2019s Proposition B pension cuts will cost the city $29 million immediately, and the city owes another $39 million to create pensions for thousands of employees who don\u2019t have them. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"And Texas\u2019s insistence that no party can bring a suit challenging S.B. 8 amounts to an assertion that the federal courts are powerless to halt the state\u2019s ongoing nullification of federal law. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"These courtroom extremists have accomplished this destruction by transforming prosecutorial discretion into prosecutorial nullification . \u2014 Tom Cotton, National Review , 19 July 2021",
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"John Marshall was sure the nullification crisis of 1832-33 meant the end. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 2 July 2021",
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"However, in addition to explicit nullification of competing state laws, the NCAA wants a variety of other considerations, including protection from antitrust lawsuits related to athlete compensation. \u2014 Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY , 10 June 2021",
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"What is fascinating is that an example offered by the Talmud concerning nullification is a vow made by God. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 6 July 2021"
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"\u02ccn\u0259-l\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113018",
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"nullify":{
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"definitions":{
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": to make of no value or consequence (see consequence sense 3 )":[
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"a promise later nullified"
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"examples":[
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"The law has been nullified by the U.S. Supreme Court.",
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"The penalty nullified the goal.",
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"The Onion mercilessly lampooned the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s reactionary tilt following Friday\u2019s historic decision to nullify Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 25 June 2022",
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"An email exchange between Eastman on the day of the riot was also particularly powerful in proving that Eastman knew Pence did not have the power to nullify the election \u2014 and Trump knew as well. \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
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"Entry buzzers are only effective if the person operating them stays diligent, and a bullet fired at the buzzer could nullify the entire system. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
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"One mistake would nullify an otherwise terrific performance and result in a loss for everyone involved. \u2014 Jennifer Lee, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"The Bail Project on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the state of Indiana to nullify a new law limiting who the charitable organization can bail out of jail, arguing the measure infringes on the group's constitutional rights. \u2014 Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star , 4 May 2022",
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"The organization fought back this month, filing a lawsuit against the state of Indiana seeking to nullify the law. \u2014 Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 25 May 2022",
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"The resolution backed by Republicans would disapprove of the OSHA rule and nullify it. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"The city is asking the court to nullify the decision. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Dec. 2020"
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"Late Latin nullificare , from Latin nullus":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nullify nullify , negate , annul , abrogate , invalidate mean to deprive of effective or continued existence. nullify implies counteracting completely the force, effectiveness, or value of something. a penalty nullified the touchdown negate implies the destruction or canceling out of each of two things by the other. the arguments negate each other annul suggests making ineffective or nonexistent often by legal or official action. the treaty annuls all previous agreements abrogate is like annul but more definitely implies a legal or official act. a law to abrogate trading privileges invalidate implies making something powerless or unacceptable by declaration of its logical or moral or legal unsoundness. the court invalidated the statute",
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"that tiny country's ambassador from the U.S. is usually some nullity who happens to be a friend or supporter of the current president",
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"one of the basic themes of the theater of the absurd is the essential nullity of human existence",
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"The overall Pessoan effect\u2014of fertility and nullity overlaid, of a teeming garden spied through the transparent body of a phantom\u2014gathers into a single sensation extremes of modern exuberance and despair. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"Kyrsten Sinema has spent the last year participating in a Beltway social experiment that might determine whether an intellectual nullity , clad in Instagrammable vintage wear, might be passed off as a brave and serious centrist ideologue. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 9 Oct. 2021",
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"The Vatican announces reforms to the legal structures Catholics must follow to achieve marital nullity . \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 6 June 2021",
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"However, the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong and the electoral-system revamp have rendered it a nullity . \u2014 Aaron Rhodes, National Review , 18 Mar. 2021",
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"Later antislavery champions, including Abraham Lincoln, always considered the Northwest Ordinance to be organic to the Constitution; proslavery advocates came to regard it as an illegitimate nullity . \u2014 Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books , 3 Aug. 2020",
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"The digital presentation displays Arthur Rothstein\u2019s 1936 photograph of a dust storm at a barren Oklahoma farm, picturing a father and sons against sky and earth scrubbed to gray nullities . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2020",
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"While vodka is a surprisingly rich entity susceptible to analysis, its purported aim is a nullity . \u2014 Sergio De La Pava, WSJ , 14 June 2018",
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"Plaintiffs therefore lack standing, the Circuit Court lacks jurisdiction, and the order is a nullity . \u2014 Connor Sheets, AL.com , 12 Dec. 2017"
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"\u02c8n\u0259-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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"cipher",
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"dwarf",
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"half-pint",
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"insect",
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"insignificancy",
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"lightweight",
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"morsel",
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"nobody",
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"nonentity",
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"nothing",
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"number",
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"pip-squeak",
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"pygmy",
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"pigmy",
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"shrimp",
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"snippersnapper",
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"twerp",
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"whippersnapper",
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"zero",
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"zilch"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014312",
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"nullibist":{
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one who denies that the soul exists in space":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259l\u0259b\u0259\u0307st"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"Latin nullibi nowhere + English -ist":""
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": nullifier":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174740"
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},
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"nullified":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to make of no value or consequence (see consequence sense 3 )":[
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"a promise later nullified"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abate",
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"abolish",
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"abrogate",
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"annul",
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"avoid",
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"cancel",
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"disannul",
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"dissolve",
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"invalidate",
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"negate",
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||
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"null",
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"quash",
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"repeal",
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"rescind",
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"roll back",
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"strike down",
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||
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"vacate",
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||
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"void"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nullify nullify , negate , annul , abrogate , invalidate mean to deprive of effective or continued existence. nullify implies counteracting completely the force, effectiveness, or value of something. a penalty nullified the touchdown negate implies the destruction or canceling out of each of two things by the other. the arguments negate each other annul suggests making ineffective or nonexistent often by legal or official action. the treaty annuls all previous agreements abrogate is like annul but more definitely implies a legal or official act. a law to abrogate trading privileges invalidate implies making something powerless or unacceptable by declaration of its logical or moral or legal unsoundness. the court invalidated the statute",
|
||
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"The law has been nullified by the U.S. Supreme Court.",
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||
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"The penalty nullified the goal.",
|
||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The Onion mercilessly lampooned the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s reactionary tilt following Friday\u2019s historic decision to nullify Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 25 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"An email exchange between Eastman on the day of the riot was also particularly powerful in proving that Eastman knew Pence did not have the power to nullify the election \u2014 and Trump knew as well. \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Entry buzzers are only effective if the person operating them stays diligent, and a bullet fired at the buzzer could nullify the entire system. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"One mistake would nullify an otherwise terrific performance and result in a loss for everyone involved. \u2014 Jennifer Lee, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Bail Project on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the state of Indiana to nullify a new law limiting who the charitable organization can bail out of jail, arguing the measure infringes on the group's constitutional rights. \u2014 Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The organization fought back this month, filing a lawsuit against the state of Indiana seeking to nullify the law. \u2014 Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The resolution backed by Republicans would disapprove of the OSHA rule and nullify it. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The city is asking the court to nullify the decision. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Dec. 2020"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Late Latin nullificare , from Latin nullus":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202757"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"nullibicity":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": the quality or state of being nowhere":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccn\u0259l\u0259\u02c8bis\u0259t\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Latin nullibi nowhere (from nullus null + ibi here, there) + English -icity (as in simplicity ) or -ety (as in society ); akin to Greek itha- here, Sanskrit iha here, Latin ita thus":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210820"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"nullifidian":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a person of no faith or religion : skeptic , unbeliever":[],
|
||
|
|
": one lacking in faith : disbeliever":[],
|
||
|
|
": having no faith or religion : skeptical":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccn\u0259l\u0259\u02c8fid\u0113\u0259n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Late Latin nulli- + Latin fides faith + English -an":"Noun"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024745"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"nullifying":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": to make of no value or consequence (see consequence sense 3 )":[
|
||
|
|
"a promise later nullified"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8n\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abate",
|
||
|
|
"abolish",
|
||
|
|
"abrogate",
|
||
|
|
"annul",
|
||
|
|
"avoid",
|
||
|
|
"cancel",
|
||
|
|
"disannul",
|
||
|
|
"dissolve",
|
||
|
|
"invalidate",
|
||
|
|
"negate",
|
||
|
|
"null",
|
||
|
|
"quash",
|
||
|
|
"repeal",
|
||
|
|
"rescind",
|
||
|
|
"roll back",
|
||
|
|
"strike down",
|
||
|
|
"vacate",
|
||
|
|
"void"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nullify nullify , negate , annul , abrogate , invalidate mean to deprive of effective or continued existence. nullify implies counteracting completely the force, effectiveness, or value of something. a penalty nullified the touchdown negate implies the destruction or canceling out of each of two things by the other. the arguments negate each other annul suggests making ineffective or nonexistent often by legal or official action. the treaty annuls all previous agreements abrogate is like annul but more definitely implies a legal or official act. a law to abrogate trading privileges invalidate implies making something powerless or unacceptable by declaration of its logical or moral or legal unsoundness. the court invalidated the statute",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"The law has been nullified by the U.S. Supreme Court.",
|
||
|
|
"The penalty nullified the goal.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The Onion mercilessly lampooned the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s reactionary tilt following Friday\u2019s historic decision to nullify Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 25 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"An email exchange between Eastman on the day of the riot was also particularly powerful in proving that Eastman knew Pence did not have the power to nullify the election \u2014 and Trump knew as well. \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Entry buzzers are only effective if the person operating them stays diligent, and a bullet fired at the buzzer could nullify the entire system. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"One mistake would nullify an otherwise terrific performance and result in a loss for everyone involved. \u2014 Jennifer Lee, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Bail Project on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the state of Indiana to nullify a new law limiting who the charitable organization can bail out of jail, arguing the measure infringes on the group's constitutional rights. \u2014 Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The organization fought back this month, filing a lawsuit against the state of Indiana seeking to nullify the law. \u2014 Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The resolution backed by Republicans would disapprove of the OSHA rule and nullify it. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The city is asking the court to nullify the decision. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Dec. 2020"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Late Latin nullificare , from Latin nullus":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052437"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"nul tiel record":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a plea alleging the record on which the action is founded does not exist":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-\u02c8t\u0113l-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Anglo-French, literally, no such record":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202533"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"nullifier":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8n\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)r"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Even advantages that had significant potential to fall flat (Carl's idol nullifier ) ended up working beautifully. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 4 Sep. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"At tribal council, Kowalski used the idol nullifier to negate Carbin\u2019s idol, and she was voted out unanimously, finishing 5th. \u2014 Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com , 18 Dec. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Other experts and pundits defended Jackson, citing his extensive experience as a military leader, his democratic bona fides, and his principled stance against banks and South Carolina nullifiers . \u2014 David Waldstreicher, The Atlantic , 11 July 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230321"
|
||
|
|
}
|
||
|
|
}
|