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Recent Examples of 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
The ruling could therefore open the door for bond hearings for a significant share of detainees now held under the invalidated policy.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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
Trump issued a version of it at the end of his first term but it was invalidated by the Biden administration almost immediately.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
The state Supreme Court invalidated the 1849 law in July.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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
The ruling could therefore open the door for bond hearings for a significant share of detainees now held under the invalidated policy.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Verb
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
Trump issued a version of it at the end of his first term but it was invalidated by the Biden administration almost immediately.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
The state Supreme Court invalidated the 1849 law in July.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidated
Adjective
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Trying to explain a difficult situation could leave you feeling unsupported now.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the claim, made in a wide-ranging recent interview with USA Today, is unsupported by evidence, experts say.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The measure raised modest revenues, which fell as rich people moved out of the country to avoid paying, and the measure was repealed by the government of President Emmanuel Macron in 2017.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the current state school aid budget repealed that option.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His specific claims are so far unsubstantiated — state investigators found daycares featured in the film operating as expected.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Kremlin looked to be doubling down on efforts to prolong the Ukraine war, making unsubstantiated claims that Kyiv had sought to attack one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residences, while Moscow’s forces launched a large-scale drone attack in southern Ukraine.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Michigan community organizer William Lawrence, 35, who is running for Congress against GOP incumbent Tom Barrett, whose seat in the battleground state is rated as one most competitive congressional races this year by political forecasters, has explicitly called for ICE to be abolished.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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His successor, Jacques Chirac, briefly abolished it in 1986, but Mitterrand expeditiously revived it in 1989 upon his return to office.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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When institutions offer ambiguous framing, populists provide clarity.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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This ambiguous legacy as both enslaver and emancipator has troubled Americans ever since.—
John Garrison Marks,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Residential garbage and recycling pickup scheduled for today has been canceled, according to the news release.—
Anne Li,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Thus, the Special Plan Commission Meeting scheduled for February 2, 2026, has been canceled.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Also looming over the debate is a so-far undefined national ban on hemp products, some of which were made legal through a federal loophole.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The roles are undefined, and their stuff may work better as relievers, but that next layer could include Ben Brown, top pitching prospect Jaxon Wiggins and Jordan Wicks, a first-round pick in the 2021 draft.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the conviction was overturned and a new trial was ordered because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that a group of jailhouse informants was illegally used to garner incriminating statements by Smith.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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The panel’s opinion overturned Sjostrom’s ruling on the inactive voters and upheld his ruling on the petitions gathered by non-residents — with the net effect of allowing both directives to invalidate signatures.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Invalidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidated. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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