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Recent Examples of invalidated
Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
The state promptly and wrongly ordered 42,000 of them invalidated.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent research shows that individuals who perceive themselves as emotionally invalidated experience lower positive affect across the day, heightened negative affect in social situations (especially with people who are not too close) and greater stress reactivity.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The spokesperson added travelers who apply online to renew their passport are not able to travel on their previous passport since those are automatically invalidated after the online application is submitted.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
There are still many unknowns about how the refund process will take shape should the tariffs be invalidated, Oleynik said—especially if some tariffs have already been liquidated and others have not.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025
Austin United filed a lawsuit Monday disputing that finding, arguing the methodology the city used was flawed, that hundreds of valid signatures were wrongly invalidated in the sample and that the city has not been transparent about the process.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
Boasberg has said any final contempt referral remains possible and that defiance of a court order may be punishable even if the underlying order is later invalidated.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 12 Dec. 2025
Most recently, the high court invalidated removal protections for leaders of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2020 and the Federal Housing Finance Agency in 2021.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Bisexuals are always being invalidated.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
If discovered, the ticket will be invalidated, with remaining flight segments canceled or confiscated, including previously refundable tickets.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Should Trump’s tariff policy be invalidated, the fiscal consequences for the country could be severe.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2026
The army staged its takeover in 2021, keeping the NLD from taking a second term, with the excuse that there were irregularities that invalidated the process.
—CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Two of New Jersey's biggest police departments face major disruptions after a court ruling invalidated a civil service exam from six years ago that high-ranking officers took to get their promotions.
—Christine Sloan, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Two election cycles, 2012 and 2014, passed before the Florida Supreme Court invalidated the state’s map in 2015 and approved a redrawn proposal.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Add to that a strange form of antisemitism arising from within a younger generation of evangelical Christians—and some older ones, too—who believe the birth of Christ somehow invalidated the Old Testament.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
Ken Inskeep, whose transgender son left the country because of new laws targeting his identity, broke down in tears while explaining how his son cancelled a flight to visit them out of fear his passport would be invalidated for having a gender marker that matched his gender identity.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
The state promptly and wrongly ordered 42,000 of them invalidated.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent research shows that individuals who perceive themselves as emotionally invalidated experience lower positive affect across the day, heightened negative affect in social situations (especially with people who are not too close) and greater stress reactivity.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The spokesperson added travelers who apply online to renew their passport are not able to travel on their previous passport since those are automatically invalidated after the online application is submitted.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
There are still many unknowns about how the refund process will take shape should the tariffs be invalidated, Oleynik said—especially if some tariffs have already been liquidated and others have not.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025
Austin United filed a lawsuit Monday disputing that finding, arguing the methodology the city used was flawed, that hundreds of valid signatures were wrongly invalidated in the sample and that the city has not been transparent about the process.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
Boasberg has said any final contempt referral remains possible and that defiance of a court order may be punishable even if the underlying order is later invalidated.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 12 Dec. 2025
Most recently, the high court invalidated removal protections for leaders of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2020 and the Federal Housing Finance Agency in 2021.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Verb
In a separate opinion, Kagan wrote for the trio that the tariffs can be invalidated based on the text of the statute alone.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Bisexuals are always being invalidated.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
If discovered, the ticket will be invalidated, with remaining flight segments canceled or confiscated, including previously refundable tickets.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Should Trump’s tariff policy be invalidated, the fiscal consequences for the country could be severe.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2026
The army staged its takeover in 2021, keeping the NLD from taking a second term, with the excuse that there were irregularities that invalidated the process.
—CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Two of New Jersey's biggest police departments face major disruptions after a court ruling invalidated a civil service exam from six years ago that high-ranking officers took to get their promotions.
—Christine Sloan, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Two election cycles, 2012 and 2014, passed before the Florida Supreme Court invalidated the state’s map in 2015 and approved a redrawn proposal.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Add to that a strange form of antisemitism arising from within a younger generation of evangelical Christians—and some older ones, too—who believe the birth of Christ somehow invalidated the Old Testament.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidated
Adjective
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But multiple flood events over the decades have continued to erode the older infrastructure, leaving parts of it unsupported.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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But among the litany of possible adverse health outcomes listed, a new analysis in The Lancet published Thursday finds that 62 of those 66 risks are unsupported by reliable evidence.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This law, which includes stricter punishments for those who don't comply, repealed a 2001 ordinance on kite flying.—
Betsy Joles,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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In a 2014 editorial, the Times argued the federal ban on the drug should be repealed, and the decision should be left up to the individual states.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Doctors should not simply parrot unsubstantiated talking points.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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Trump has long made unsubstantiated accusations of fraudulent voting and has repeatedly called for the federal government to assume a broader role in administering elections.—
Nicholas Kerr,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In a similar move, Dissanayake's government abolished perks provided to former presidents in September in response to popular demand.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The holiday first made it to the states when French explorers settled in New Orleans, and the celebrations stuck until the Spanish gained control of Louisiana and abolished the carnival.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There is, at present, some evidence for dark energy weakening over time, although the results from the DESI collaboration, which provide the strongest evidence to date for such a scenario, are highly ambiguous.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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But the film’s tone and ending feel more ambiguous, perhaps bittersweet.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Amy Etheridge of Del Cerro took her mother into a Kaiser facility on Friday, one day after her regular cancer appointment was cancelled.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Panama Maritime Authority said Sunday in a brief statement that the ship was no longer registered there and had been canceled in December 2024.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Masataka Yoshida indicated on Saturday that his lack of production and undefined role with the Boston Red Sox has been wearing on him.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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There was a joy in not knowing what came next, in stepping into something undefined.—
Alisa Bittner,
Refinery29,
12 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Renewables soar globally despite US climate pullback Renewables are being deployed aggressively across much of the world even as the US, historically the world’s biggest emitter, overturned a landmark domestic climate ruling.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Don’t expect Braves starting pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale to ask for a ball or strike call to be overturned.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Invalidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidated. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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