as in to repeal
to put an end to by formal action
the new administration seems intent on disannulling every social program instituted by its predecessor
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Heaton noted that a similar fee was in place from 2011 to 2017 but was ultimately repealed after rural homeowners argued they were being unfairly targeted.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026 -
That showed again how poorly the Legislature served the voters by repealing Florida’s runoff primary 21 years ago.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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In April 2025, a motley crew gathered in New York City for a conference at Columbia University on abolishing the infinite.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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Connecticut did not abolish enslaving people until 1848.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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They were also evacuated soon afterward, and the event canceled, to be rescheduled.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The annual dinner was later canceled and will be rescheduled.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
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But Miami pressed hard and had an 18-16 edge in shots, even having a goal annulled on a tight offside call.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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John appealed to the pope, however, who annulled the charter shortly after its issue.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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About $589 million in revenue generated from the tax has not been used, which in part is due to a lack of flexibility in how the money can be used, as well as due to legal concerns amid a threat to overturn the initiative.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Family members said it’s been a long road of frustration, agony and sadness watching Hitchcock’s death sentences get overturned three times amid the nearly a dozen appeals his attorneys have filed over the decades.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Disannul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disannul. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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