nixed
vetoed, scrapped, denied, or discontinued; prevented from proceeding: The nixed trade deal means a less competitive environment in the construction sector.One of the nixed Facebook pages had more than one million followers.
the simple past tense and past participle of nix1.
Origin of nixed
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How to use nixed in a sentence
A group of Maryland business groups is launching a campaign Tuesday to persuade state lawmakers to nix a pioneering tax on digital ads.
Maryland businesses launch campaign against pioneering digital ad tax | Erin Cox | November 10, 2020 | Washington PostThat report doesn’t necessarily nix the magnetar explanation, especially since FAST wasn’t observing during the moment that FRB 200428 was detected.
We just found a source for one of the most mysterious phenomena in astronomy | Neel Patel | November 4, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewOthers – including Garcia and 36-year-old North Park resident Chris Moles – were more optimistic about what nixing the height limit could mean for the neighborhood.
Housing and Homelessness on the Brain: Voices of the Voters in Central San Diego | Lisa Halverstadt | November 3, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoHe thanked those who advocated nixing SROs, because their arguments forced him to think more deeply about the issue.
Alexandria City Public Schools approves revisions to contract with police | Hannah Natanson | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostSure, the coronavirus pandemic nixed the live audience, but the nerves were still there.
But Tarantino nixed that idea, instead choosing to have the contents be whatever you want it to be.
The Secrets of ‘Pulp Fiction’: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary | Marlow Stern | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat was nixed because it was thought that voters could be less likely to say no to an invitation to agree to something.
So they temporarily nixed that spending until the command could explain itself and re-apply for the money in the next year.
Special Ops Commander Swears: I Won't Be Hillary's VP | Kimberly Dozier | August 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy the end of September, both networks had nixed their Hillary projects.
But the fast food chain quickly nixed the idea as the Filet-o-Fish gained popularity.
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