annuls

verb

present tense third-person singular of annul
1
as in offsets
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective unfortunately, his arrogant attitude annuls the many generous favors he does for people

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2
as in abolishes
to put an end to by formal action plans to annul their short-lived, ill-advised marriage

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuls
  1. offsets
  2. abolishes
  3. corrects
  4. repeals
  5. neutralizes
  6. cancels
  7. outweighs
Verb
  • This fee for container ships offsets the costs associated with transiting the waterway.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Casar has been on a media blitz pitching progressives’ AI proposals, which have ranged from a ban on AI superintelligence to a tax on the technology to pay for a jobs program that offsets related layoffs.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of offsets
Verb
  • The Schengen Area is an agreement between 29 European countries that abolishes passport controls and allows people to travel across European borders without providing documents.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Attorney Monica Restanio, whose arguments in court for the Venezuelan family were responsible for winning the ruling that abolishes the minor issue, said she was thrilled.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Definition of abolishes
Verb
  • His system corrects for that by comparing each coach against the specific difficulty of what he was actually given, not a league-wide baseline.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Robin doesn’t know how to use the word ‘’literally,’’ Ted corrects everyone, Lily chews too loudly, and Barney speaks in falsetto.
    — Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of corrects
Verb
  • The law also repeals the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act’s senior manager provisions.
    — Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of repeals
Verb
  • Glutathione is an antioxidant made primarily in the liver that neutralizes other unstable molecules that attack the body and cause cellular damage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Vinegar neutralizes odor-causing bacteria, while baking soda maintains freshness.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of neutralizes
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  • Tennis has always been highly dependent on the weather; unlike in soccer or football, rain cancels or delays a match until the court is dry enough to be playable.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • When investors redeem shares, the fund cancels those shares and pays investors their value based on NAV.
    — byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cancels
Verb
  • While organizations want access to increasingly powerful AI capabilities, many are reaching the inevitable conclusion that having true ownership over their proprietary data far outweighs the benefits of using the newest or largest-hosted model.
    — Pavel Bykov, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • If either of these factors outweighs the other in your thinking, then that is the home warranty company to choose.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of outweighs
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“Annuls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuls. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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