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Recent Examples of invalidated
James Sample, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Maria Matthews, the director of the Division of Elections, emailed all county elections supervisors earlier this month, saying that the forms that had been mailed to voters should be invalidated.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
And then in , the Court, again in a 5-4 decision, invalidated section 5 of the Voting Rights Act and unleashed a flood of electoral manipulation across the former Jim Crow South.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
If the court strikes down the Colorado law, then a law meant to protect LGBTQ+ minors will be invalidated while one deemed harmful to trans minors will stand.
—Timothy R. Holbrook, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
This was caused by the participants feeling unheard and invalidated when confiding their concerns to people who engaged in toxic positivity.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
If a company is unable to prove where that material comes from, all other claims risk being invalidated.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
This inconsistency raises serious questions about selective advocacy and contributes to a growing sense among Jewish professionals that their identities and concerns are being uniquely invalidated, dismissed, and marginalized.
—Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
The state Supreme Court invalidated the 1849 law in July.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Instead of using her platform to argue with her detractors, Reese made a countermove that simultaneously shored up her own brand by amplifying her commitment to societal change, and invalidated the critique.
—Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The agency's rule, narrowly approved by the commission along party lines in April 2024, would have invalidated nearly all existing noncompetes and banned new ones except in rare circumstances.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Montana House Bill 469, which would have invalidated out-of-state licenses for undocumented immigrants, died in a standing committee on May 22, 2025.
—Billal Rahman
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
However, their aggressive roots eventually invalidated them for this purpose, although they are still used for windbreaks or privacy screens.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Recall that in 2024, in response to a lawsuit from the EV maker’s shareholders, the Delaware courts invalidated the famous giga-grant approved in January of 2018.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
In 2021, California courts invalidated Proposition B on procedural grounds — because the city had not met and conferred with labor unions before placing it on the ballot.
—John J Roach Iii, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Barrett focused on statutory precision and practical consequences, asking both sides how tariffs might be unwound if invalidated.
—James Sample, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Maria Matthews, the director of the Division of Elections, emailed all county elections supervisors earlier this month, saying that the forms that had been mailed to voters should be invalidated.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
And then in , the Court, again in a 5-4 decision, invalidated section 5 of the Voting Rights Act and unleashed a flood of electoral manipulation across the former Jim Crow South.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
If the court strikes down the Colorado law, then a law meant to protect LGBTQ+ minors will be invalidated while one deemed harmful to trans minors will stand.
—Timothy R. Holbrook, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
This was caused by the participants feeling unheard and invalidated when confiding their concerns to people who engaged in toxic positivity.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
If a company is unable to prove where that material comes from, all other claims risk being invalidated.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
This inconsistency raises serious questions about selective advocacy and contributes to a growing sense among Jewish professionals that their identities and concerns are being uniquely invalidated, dismissed, and marginalized.
—Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Instead of using her platform to argue with her detractors, Reese made a countermove that simultaneously shored up her own brand by amplifying her commitment to societal change, and invalidated the critique.
—Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The agency's rule, narrowly approved by the commission along party lines in April 2024, would have invalidated nearly all existing noncompetes and banned new ones except in rare circumstances.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Montana House Bill 469, which would have invalidated out-of-state licenses for undocumented immigrants, died in a standing committee on May 22, 2025.
—Billal Rahman
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
However, their aggressive roots eventually invalidated them for this purpose, although they are still used for windbreaks or privacy screens.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Recall that in 2024, in response to a lawsuit from the EV maker’s shareholders, the Delaware courts invalidated the famous giga-grant approved in January of 2018.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
In 2021, California courts invalidated Proposition B on procedural grounds — because the city had not met and conferred with labor unions before placing it on the ballot.
—John J Roach Iii, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidated
Adjective
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Research reveals that 43% of young professionals feel isolated or unsupported in figuring out their career paths.—
Allison Danielsen,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The state treasurer and the fund’s chief investment officer said in 2014 that the resulting report contained multiple inaccuracies and unsupported allegations.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When Massachusetts voters repealed rent control in 1994, property values in Cambridge rose 45%—not only for the deregulated apartments, but for entire neighborhoods.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Democrats also tried to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, a Federal Communications Commission policy that had required broadcasters to cover various perspectives on controversial political issues before it was repealed earlier that year.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The SARsfilings are required under the Bank Secrecy Act, and regulators warn on the actual bank forms that the reports are confidential and contain unsubstantiated allegations of possible criminal activity.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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There have been anti-China rallies in downtown Seoul in recent months, where protesters chanted racist slurs and made unsubstantiated claims of Chinese inference in South Korean politics.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But by the end of the 19th century—after slavery was abolished in 1888 and coffee production became further industrialized—Paraty slid into a period of extended decline.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Communism, in its traditional definition, describes a system in which private property is abolished and the means of production are collectively owned, with the goal of creating a classless society.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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With stunning celerity, possibility becomes probability and then certainty, as readers reject the quiet, circuitous, and unglamorous narratives of prudential compromise, ambiguous diplomacy, or incremental progress.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Ibsen’s choice to use Hedda’s maiden name for the play speaks to her resistance to the strong presence of men in her life; DaCosta’s choice to remove the surname entirely speaks to a rejection of patriarchal identity, replaced with an ambiguous void that Hedda herself doesn’t know how to fill.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Years later, the series was set for a revival, but it was abruptly canceled due to creative differences.—
Maggie Fremont,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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The number of flights canceled at Cincinnati's major airport has more than doubled on Sunday amid flight reductions at airports nationwide due to the government shutdown.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The modern digital world produces vast amounts of data (as much as 402 million TB a day), yet its value remains largely undefined.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The first phase leaves Hamas armed and operational, doesn’t guarantee disarmament or leadership exile, and Gaza’s post-war governance remains undefined.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Drone footage showed catastrophic flooding that turned streets into rivers, submerged homes and overturned cars as Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in only 24 hours in some areas.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, that suspension was overturned by Derrick Brooks, who is the hearing office for the NFL.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Invalidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidated. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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