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verb

past tense of invalidate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of invalidated
Verb
But in a surprising decision in 2023, the high court declined an invitation to reshape Section 2 of the landmark voting law and invalidated Alabama's congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers after the 2020 Census. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025 Silencing the opposition A day earlier, Istanbul University invalidated Imamoglu's diploma, effectively disqualifying him from running in the next presidential race — a university degree is a requisite for running in elections under Turkish law. TIME, 19 Mar. 2025 The agents detained Khalil without producing a warrant, on the pretext that his immigration documents — the agents couldn’t correctly identify which — had been invalidated. Adam Jaffe, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025 He was sentenced to death, but that was commuted to life in prison after California’s Supreme Court invalidated all death sentences prior to 1972. Emily Krauser, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025 Several lawsuits objecting to the Department of Government Efficiency raise the possibility that another congressional statute will be invalidated by courts on separation-of-powers grounds. Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025 But a late December ruling invalidated a Democrat's residency in a heavily Democratic district, temporarily granting Republicans a 67-66 advantage until a special election restores the tie. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 These conclusions were reaffirmed when the Court invalidated a BCRA provision that increased the cap on contributions to one candidate if the opponent made certain expenditures from personal funds. Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025 After the United States Supreme Court invalidated the previous bankruptcy settlement in June 2024, New York and other states worked to secure a new settlement. John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidated
Adjective
  • Although users will likely be barraged with unavoidable pop-up messages warning them of the dangers of running an unsupported operating system, Windows 10 will still work.
    Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Swift's attorneys have repeatedly denied the allegations in the current and previous lawsuit, arguing for dismissal and noting that Marasco's claims are unsupported and, in many instances, time-barred under federal copyright law.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • However, the bill's language caused much confusion and gridlock in 2019, leading Parliament to pursue an additional measure, which repealed the 2011 act and instituted the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, which Queen Elizabeth II assented to in March 2022.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Voters in November repealed part of a decade-old law that softened some criminal penalties and ousted two progressive district attorneys who championed such reforms.
    Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • As the Diddy trial continues to make headlines, the rise of cosplay journalism driven by influencers and content creators sharing unsubstantiated claims is eroding the foundation of trustworthy news.
    Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • In an Instagram post, Northgate said reports of raids at its stores were unsubstantiated.
    Lauren Ng, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • The Project 2025 report said that when Congress created the program, MEP centers were intended to transition to self-sustaining private institutions but that a ban on long-term funding was abolished in 1998.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2025
  • As of now, 27 states maintain the death penalty; 23 states and the District of Columbia have abolished it.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The inconsistency of the geographical settings goes hand in hand with the how their American protagonists are depicted as inept operators whose heroism is ambiguous Soon after his arrival in Saigon, Andrews mistakes an advertisement for a dubious massage parlor as a clue from a local contact.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
  • That’s negativity bias in action—the cognitive reflex to prioritize potential threats over neutral or positive cues, especially when the situation is ambiguous.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • And trust drives engagement, growth and influence far more effectively than trying to please a broad, undefined audience.
    Conrad Young, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Even though the offer was undefined, Adams was intrigued.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • An author training session was canceled with no explanation.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The comedy series has been canceled after airing for four seasons on Apple TV+, its co-creator and stars confirmed.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Mystery Buyer and Record Sale Despite intense speculation, the identity of the new owner remains unconfirmed.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Russia's defense ministry and Kremlin officials said Monday their troops had penetrated the border between the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, which follow unconfirmed reports that Russian forces had also entered the Sumy region.
    Brendan Cole John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025

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