- present participle of nix.
nixing
Example Sentences
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Just a few days earlier, U.S. regulators proposed nixing rules requiring manual brake pedals in autonomous vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
This has resulted in the FDA moving trial standards and nixing drugs for arbitrary reasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 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
Some scientists and conservationists say nixing the plan would mean the end for northern spotted owls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
For the next four days it snowed, nixing any chance for a flight.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
