nix
Frequently Asked Questions
- My mom nixed my plans of staying up late to watch a horror movie.
- The board nixed the policy proposal without even taking any comments on it.
- At first, we were going to paint it, but we decided to nix that idea.
Example Sentences
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Meta’s attempt to nix Béjar from the case came as he was testifying in yet another product liability suit against the company in state court in Nashville — this one brought by Tennessee Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Will he bow to US pressure to nix a project to link China and Chile across the Pacific via an undersea fiber optic cable?
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Think of travel insurance in two parts: There’s trip-cancellation insurance, which, as the name implies, offers protection in case you need to nix a trip before the fact — say, for medical reasons.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
Within a day of the failed rule vote, the House voted to nix Trump’s Canada tariffs.
From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2026
The Latin for snowflake is nix, almost the same as the German for nothing.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The Board of Regents nixes its requirement to pass a graduation exam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Gap nixes Exchange Act derivative claims via forum selection - 9th Circ.
From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2023
For years, the Ethereum network has planned — and delayed — a move from proof of work to a different process called proof of stake that nixes puzzle-solving.
From The Verge ● Mar. 14, 2022
The Vegan ETF nixes fossil fuel companies, but it still owns stock in automakers that make gas-powered vehicles with leather interiors.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2020
The fools were properly served, if there are such nixes.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
Pearce, the attorney who argued before the 9th Circuit, noted that judges in other parts of the country have nixed Trump administration maneuvers to keep de facto U.S. attorneys in power without Senate confirmation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Dave & Buster’s quietly nixed the remaining dates on the Hello Kitty tour shortly after the Irvine party.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Iranian team's World Cup participation had been clouded by the hostilities, and an original plan to base their training camp in Arizona was nixed in favor of Tijuana, just across the Mexican border.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Assuming that neither company nixed the agreement, Anthropic could pay SpaceX up to $45 billion over three years.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
The war ended in November 1918, and soon after, the mine operators nixed their end of the contract, in which they had recognized the United Mine Workers Union.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
Just a few days earlier, U.S. regulators proposed nixing rules requiring manual brake pedals in autonomous vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Kennedy, decided earlier this month, Justices Carlos Samour and Richard Gabriel “specially concurred” to advocate nixing the per se grave or serious shortcut.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
Energy analyst Robert Bryce calculates that nixing Ivanpah could save ratepayers about $100 million a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
We insisted on meeting any potential pet in person, nixing that option.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
For the next four days it snowed, nixing any chance for a flight.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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