1
as in void
having no legal or binding force
the contract was null because one party forgot to sign it
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2
as in worthless
having no usefulness
that information is as null as no information at all
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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
asked the state court to null the election results because of widespread voting irregularities
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Recent Examples of null
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Numerous state legislatures, heavily lobbied by commercial industries, have preempted or challenged Rights of Nature laws, rendering them null, void, and wholly unenforceable.
—India Nye Wenner, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
Ricart understood the changing dynamics in college football and was careful to include a contingency that would null the truck’s lease should Ewers transfer.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
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Adjective
What would a negative or null result imply about the frequency of inhabited planets in the galaxy?
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Numerous state legislatures, heavily lobbied by commercial industries, have preempted or challenged Rights of Nature laws, rendering them null, void, and wholly unenforceable.
—India Nye Wenner, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
Ricart understood the changing dynamics in college football and was careful to include a contingency that would null the truck’s lease should Ewers transfer.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
Ricart understood the changing dynamics in college football and was careful to include a contingency that would null the truck’s lease should Ewers transfer.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for null
Adjective
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The veteran safety, who turns 27 this month, approaches the final year of his contract (which has a void year in 2026).—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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The Philadelphia Flyers filled their center void by signing Christian Dvorak for $5.4 million for next season and also got a goalie in a thin market, signing Dan Vladar for $6.7 million over two years.—
John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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The incumbents protect the fort until the fort is worthless (cliche cf.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Ready for a Vogue cover, a spot on 'ET,' more worthless performative nonsense.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Lethal injection is the only method of execution after firing squads were abolished in 2011.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 June 2025
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Beginning in the 1950s, between 20 million and 25 million households gained ownership of plots of land through the government’s scheme to abolish the colonial-era zamindari system of tax-collecting landlords.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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State IDs should indicate eligibility to work, employers should be required to verify that and any payroll reported under invalid documents results in notification and investigation.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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The plaintiffs in the lawsuit — including resident Lucy Hurston — are asking a Superior Court judge to declare the May 28 referendum invalid.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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At the corner of West Boulevard and Romare Bearden Drive, the majority of a 3.5-acre lot sits empty.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
7 July 2025
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The actor is actually photographed on an empty set, with one or two life-size props to give him his bearings; meanwhile, another camera superimposes the miniature set, in sync with the first camera.—
Andrew Tobias,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
Verb
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While the Trump administration has passed temporary waivers on those sanctions, known as the Caesar Act, they can only be permanently repealed by law.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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But the bill that passed Congress on Thursday would repeal the part of the 2022 law that established the green bank and rescind money that hadn’t already been obligated to its recipients.—
Michael Phillis,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Twenty-four flights have been canceled at DIA as of 4:30 p.m. A ground delay has been issued at DIA from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
8 July 2025
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Here’s what should happen: If an accommodation provider cancels your reservation, which is what appeared to have happen, then Booking.com should have notified you as soon as possible — not three days before your trip.—
Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter,
Sun Sentinel,
7 July 2025
Verb
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Giving up athletics had an impact on her body and changes were required to avoid injury.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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Each week spent on development and every disaster avoided adds to the company’s financial, reputational and customer support success.—
Sai Sandeep Ogety,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Null.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://x0upouf933.proxynodejs.usequeue.com/thesaurus/null. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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