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those nations eventually invalidated their trade agreement
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Recent Examples of invalidated
Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
Tax Foundation estimated that the invalidated tariffs had already raised more than $160 billion through February 20.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Still, Attorney General Kris Kobach, who is defending the state in a civil lawsuit challenging the law’s constitutionality, previously told McCabria that no more licenses would be invalidated until March 26.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Some 1,700 Kansans had their driver’s licenses invalidated last month.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
Sources said unauthorized placards linked to other members of the NYPD were also invalidated.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Morales’s actions for Lake to perform were also invalidated.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2026
Some, like Precious Brady-Davis, mentioned specific legislation activists say is holding women back — for example, a bill in Kansas that invalidated driver’s licenses and birth certificates for transgender Kansans and paves the way for further anti-transgender lawsuits, advocates say.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Since then, lower courts have struggled to apply that standard, and in some places, longstanding federal firearms restrictions have been invalidated for failing the history-and-tradition test.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The refund process only affects levies collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, which were the specific tariffs that the Supreme Court invalidated.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Courts invalidated opposition victories, declared the legislature in contempt and stripped it of power.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The implication is that the law should certainly be invalidated as applied to talk therapy.
—Kevin Cope, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
The lower court’s decisions invalidated a policy of prime importance to the President and his Administration in a manner that undermines our border security.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Although the Supreme Court invalidated some of the duties in February, the White House hopes to quickly replace them.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Although the Supreme Court invalidated some of the duties in February, the White House hopes to quickly replace them.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
But lawyers for the RNC urged the Supreme Court to uphold the 5th Circuit decision that invalidated Mississippi's law, arguing that the election ends when the ballot box is closed, not when voters make their selection.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The following month, the Court of International Trade ordered Customs and Border Protection to begin refunding $166 billion in now-invalidated payments.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
Tax Foundation estimated that the invalidated tariffs had already raised more than $160 billion through February 20.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Still, Attorney General Kris Kobach, who is defending the state in a civil lawsuit challenging the law’s constitutionality, previously told McCabria that no more licenses would be invalidated until March 26.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Some 1,700 Kansans had their driver’s licenses invalidated last month.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
Sources said unauthorized placards linked to other members of the NYPD were also invalidated.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Morales’s actions for Lake to perform were also invalidated.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2026
Some, like Precious Brady-Davis, mentioned specific legislation activists say is holding women back — for example, a bill in Kansas that invalidated driver’s licenses and birth certificates for transgender Kansans and paves the way for further anti-transgender lawsuits, advocates say.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Since then, lower courts have struggled to apply that standard, and in some places, longstanding federal firearms restrictions have been invalidated for failing the history-and-tradition test.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
This judge just invalidated Kennedy’s position.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The refund process only affects levies collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, which were the specific tariffs that the Supreme Court invalidated.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Courts invalidated opposition victories, declared the legislature in contempt and stripped it of power.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The implication is that the law should certainly be invalidated as applied to talk therapy.
—Kevin Cope, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
The lower court’s decisions invalidated a policy of prime importance to the President and his Administration in a manner that undermines our border security.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Although the Supreme Court invalidated some of the duties in February, the White House hopes to quickly replace them.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Although the Supreme Court invalidated some of the duties in February, the White House hopes to quickly replace them.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
But lawyers for the RNC urged the Supreme Court to uphold the 5th Circuit decision that invalidated Mississippi's law, arguing that the election ends when the ballot box is closed, not when voters make their selection.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidated
Adjective
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The districts say the findings are politically motivated and unsupported by evidence.—
Glenn E. Rice,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Past experiences of being overlooked, criticized, or unsupported may come up today.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Trump has ordered that two rules be repealed for every new one imposed.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Voters narrowly approved Measure B in November 2022, which repealed the 106-year-old People’s Ordinance and allowed the City Council to impose a cost-recovery fee for trash, recycling, and organics services.—
Johnny Lee Dang,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Multiple women came forward with detailed and serious allegations—including specific claims of drugging, rape, and assault—relatively quickly after initial reports, suggesting a verifiable pattern rather than mere unsubstantiated rumor.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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The push for peptides (both in injectable and non-injectable forms) has accelerated in recent years as influencers and manufacturers alike tout myriad benefits, many unsubstantiated by research.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hangings were frequent in colonial times, but by the mid-1800s some states had abolished the death penalty altogether.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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The prime minister has also pioneered a program to renovate small-town pubs and churches, and has abolished income tax for young mothers who have multiple children.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The problem with the exhibition is not the works of art on view, but its ambiguous premise, its unwillingness to define its terms and approach the Lost Cause with historical clarity.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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The services can analyze all sorts of things, from the specific — such as a hotel bill that exceeded a preset limit — to the more ambiguous, such as whether a lawyer’s description of a task was too vague to be worthy of payment.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The agency has reportedly cancelled or delayed more than a billion dollars of grants for programs like school desegregation and disability services.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The singer was touring North America at the time of the discovery and canceled the remaining dates after the news broke.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Sid Vangala, senior AI systems engineer and architect at MasTec, said the industry is entering an era where responsibility boundaries are completely undefined.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Leave ownership undefined, and the moon will become a playground for politicians and their cronies.—
Antony Davies,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Typhoon Sinlaku triggered floods, tore off roofs and overturned cars on Saipan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Sinlaku triggered floods, tore off roofs and overturned cars on Saipan.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Invalidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidated. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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