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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The sole exception could be Google, which has the option to nix its deal after a one-month grace period if SpaceX can’t hold up its end of the bargain by the end of September.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
Midway through filming the documentary, the Oregon Department of Corrections announced it planned to nix funding for the FPP.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 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
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 Gap nixes Exchange Act derivative claims via forum selection - 9th Circ.
From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2023
She also says IAP isn’t a standalone product, so Apple isn’t illegally tying it to the App Store, which nixes two more Sherman and Cartwright Act claims.
From The Verge ● Sep. 12, 2021
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 team will submit its list of choices, and MLB either okays them or nixes those suggestions and provides alternatives.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2019
I didn’t pay Mr Carlyle to ask me questions; I can get enough of that for nixes.
From Max Carrados by Bramah, Ernest
But Hegseth’s proposal was nixed after it was shared with Marco Rubio—President Trump’s national security adviser—and other senior officials, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Dave & Buster’s quietly nixed the remaining dates on the Hello Kitty tour shortly after the Irvine party.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
A training camp that had been fixed in Tucson, Arizona, was nixed at the last minute, with Iran setting up instead in Tijuana, just over the Mexican border.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
Assuming that neither company nixed the agreement, Anthropic could pay SpaceX up to $45 billion over three years.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
She studied it for a second and okayed or nixed it.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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
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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