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Recent Examples of invalidated
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
Adjective
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
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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
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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
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While citywide data indicates crime throughout Cincinnati has remained on par with last year’s numbers, Bowman echoed the sentiments of the police department, blaming the city’s leadership for the reason police feel unsupported while carrying out their duties.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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When lateral career moves are overlooked or unsupported, companies don’t just stall talent.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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Experts advise looking for certifications, questioning unsubstantiated language and visuals, and conducting an online search for a product and company to learn about how goods are made and whether there is evidence for what the company says.—
Riane Lumer,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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In subsequent social media posts and in comments to reporters, Trump has made unsubstantiated claims about the BLS process for conducting and revising jobs reports and the political motivations of McEntarfer in order to benefit Democrats and undermine Republicans.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The new legal landscape places greater responsibility on Congress to write less ambiguous statutes that more clearly recognize the different considerations—legal, scientific and policy—that go into writing effective rules.—
Susan E. Dudley,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The book leaves off on a more ambiguous note, as Eleanor explains that she and Jamie weren't meant to be together.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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An author training session was canceled with no explanation.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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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
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Over seven hallucinatory days, a village with no name, in an undefined time and place, disappears.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
1 Aug. 2025
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Zegna is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Temasek previously acquired 12.7 million ordinary through market purchases, or a little less than 5 percent, in an undefined time frame.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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That casting alone suggests these films aren't connected, but that remains unconfirmed.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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One side communicated a deal worth north of $40 million per year, but that claim remains unconfirmed because, again, nothing was officially written or drafted on that day.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Invalidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidated. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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