nix
noun
are nixing
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present progressiveof nix.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Still in bereavement over the untimely death of Taylor Hawkins, the Foo Fighters are nixing the remainder of their tour dates.
From Fox News ● Mar. 29, 2022
They can write out their dialogue, and if having a friend there to buck her up would get her through this, I don’t understand why you are nixing this.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2015
There is no way that Disney is putting out a new Star Wars movie without “Star Wars” in the title, and yet they are nixing the episode subtitle as well.
From Forbes ● Nov. 6, 2014
In the meantime, some of the group’s biggest members, like CVS, 7-Eleven, Best Buy and Wal-Mart, are nixing so-called NFC payments even though they already have the point-of-sale technology in stores.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2014
Still, some utilities are nixing their offshore wind farms in the UK, including one by Scottish Power that has financial concerns and others by Germany’s RWE and British-owned Centrica.
From Forbes ● Jul. 8, 2014
