nixed
Americanadjective
verb
Etymology
Origin of nixed
First recorded in 1920–25, for an earlier sense; nix 1 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective; nix 1 ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb
Example Sentences
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Iman, who will play Hades’ wife, Persephone, in the production, addressed the news that Segers had been nixed in a since-expired Instagram story on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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
But Elijah, Harry, and Ennio had nixed them both.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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