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as in abolished
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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Recent Examples of voided
In addition to replenishing the equity pool for employee awards, this decision restored the equity framework needed to maintain and execute on Tesla’s pay-for-performance philosophy after a single Delaware judge voided the 2018 CEO Performance Award.
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Shane Goodwin, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The suspension would have voided the rest of his salary for this season and $45 million in future guarantees, if the Steelers choose to do so, according to the NFL Network.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
All of those titles could be retroactively voided if the Cowichan precedent becomes Canadian law.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
With the project on pause, the sale of the land is also voided, said Tim Lineberger, a spokesperson for the energy company said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
In 1990, Vanity Fair reported that Steven Spielberg was ordered to pay his ex-wife, the actress Amy Irving, a hundred million dollars after a judge voided their prenup, which had allegedly been scrawled on a scrap of paper.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The Delaware Supreme Court has restored a massive pay package awarded to Tesla CEO Elon Musk in 2018 that had twice been voided by a lower court judge.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
News came out last month that the team voided the guarantees on his contract for 2026 around the start of training camp last summer.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The move comes after the Niners had previously voided $27 million guaranteed in his contract for next season for failing to participate in meetings and other team activities.
—CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voided
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Quotas related to race and national origin were abolished.—
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In 2020, the Florida Supreme Court also abolished proportionality review, which for 50 years allowed judges to probe the circumstances of death cases to protect defendants from the random imposition of the death penalty.—
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Museums and ancient palaces in Darfur and El Geneina were destroyed or emptied.—
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The Red Wings bench emptied onto the ice to celebrate with Kane after the goal.—
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Years later, the series was set for a revival, but it was abruptly canceled due to creative differences.—
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The number of flights canceled at Cincinnati's major airport has more than doubled on Sunday amid flight reductions at airports nationwide due to the government shutdown.—
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However, he was cleared after police interviewed several witnesses who confirmed his alibi.—
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The heath at Hermaness looked wild, but it was mostly cleared by the cropping of sheep.—
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The European countries that repealed their wealth taxes did so for varied reasons.—
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In 2020, voters repealed the Gallagher Amendment in the state constitution, which locked in a certain ratio of residential to commercial property taxes that provided extra security for homeowners against sudden increases.—
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She and other members of both houses and both parties were evacuated for their safety for several hours as rioters forced their way into the Capitol that day.—
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Another House office building had been evacuated, and the employees there were told to take shelter in our building.—
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By an 11-1 vote, a Miami-Dade County jury originally sentenced him to death, but that sentence was overturned in 2017 after a new state law ruled it unconstitutional for a death sentence to be imposed without a unanimous jury verdict, according to the court records.—
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Weinstein was found guilty of third-degree rape of Mann in early 2020, but that conviction was overturned in 2024 by a New York state appeals court.—
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Ultimately, the appeals court affirmed the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction to Hecox, but vacated the injunction applied to the rest of the state.—
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Although both bat left-handed, Tucker could provide the type of elite lineup protection for Juan Soto that was vacated by Alonso’s departure.—
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“Voided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voided. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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