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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Tesla was going to unveil it in the first quarter, but Elon Musk opted to nix the reveal, citing the risk of competitors copying Tesla’s progress.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 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
On Dec. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s powerful vaccine advisory panel voted to nix the decades-old birth-dose recommendation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025
The Latin for snowflake is nix, almost the same as the German for nothing.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Of course, none of this nixes his laughable lowlights, nor his misplaced you’ll see defiance.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024
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
Higher ed: U-Md. nixes winter commencement events | Can Biden get ‘dreamers’ back on track?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2021
The fools were properly served, if there are such nixes.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
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
Bottom-liners had also nixed Gehry’s original design for a more gracious lobby with a cafe out front, not the gloomy one installed against his will.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
But for now, those other tariffs are still nixed, right?
From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2026
He gave Rigo’s address for replies, and there were some responses, but none met his perfectionist standards, and ultimately, he nixed them all.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Just a few days earlier, U.S. regulators proposed nixing rules requiring manual brake pedals in autonomous vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
After nixing a blockbuster with the Las Vegas Raiders, the Baltimore Ravens sprang into action and landed one of the biggest stars available in free agency instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 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
It’s an interesting thought experiment to imagine companies nixing these policies if they were still largely referred to as diversity initiatives.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2025
For the next four days it snowed, nixing any chance for a flight.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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