neutralization

noun

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as in nullification

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Recent Examples of neutralization Soko has developed specific products for this problem, including SuperCast, which completes the neutralization of the oxidizing agents, removes the residues and eliminates yellowing. — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Jan. 2026 The state controlled all aspects of people’s public and private lives leading to the near complete neutralization of the individual. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2025 But Ukraine need not destroy every element of the Russian military to achieve strategic neutralization—stripping away the enemy of its ability to achieve its objectives. — Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025 The very resources that had not been brought to bear on Hamas, thus enabling the disaster of October 7, achieved the neutralization of Hezbollah within weeks. — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for neutralization
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  1. nullification
  2. invalidation
  3. annulment
  4. revocation
  5. abolition
  6. cancellation
Noun
  • While most college broadcast-journalism programs tend to encourage would-be talent to ditch their regional accents in favor of a more neutral, untraceable delivery, TV pros who came up in the bigs aren’t subject to that sort of verbal nullification.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026
  • The votes fell strictly along party lines, with every Republican member supported the nullification of a landmark conservation policy that 99 percent of Americans wanted to keep.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
Definition of nullification
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  • The most common reason for signature invalidation was that the person signing was not registered to vote.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • The outspoken rapper has often asserted her own personal truth, and seen its invalidation in conversation with others.
    — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 9 May 2026
Definition of invalidation
Noun
  • Rodman filed for an annulment just nine days later, though the pair reconciled before Electra ultimately filed for divorce in April 1999.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • However, the pair divorced two years later and were granted an annulment by the Catholic Church in 1992.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of annulment
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  • This revocation process is expected to occur on a rolling basis, not all at once, the administration source said.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Trump has pursued an immigration crackdown that ​includes revocations of visas and green cards and an aggressive deportation drive.
    — Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of revocation
Noun
  • At that time, his eldest daughter, Maria Adelaide, ascended to the throne—a succession made possible by the abolition of the Salic Law, which had restricted the line of succession to males only.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Long after the abolition of slavery, many white southerners, including my father, who was born into the first breaths of the civil-rights movement, were still raised by Black nannies.
    — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolition
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  • In the wake of the attacks, Strahan was one of the players who pushed for the cancellation of that weekend's football games out of respect for those lost.
    — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But there’s also an active noise cancellation system that uses the new, very thin membrane speakers that JLR developed together with Warwick Audio that are mounted in the seat headrests.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Neutralization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralization. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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