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verb

past tense of invalidate

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Recent Examples of invalidated
Adjective
In the following decades, lower courts invalidated classes as violating the establishment clause if the subject matter promoted Christianity – teaching it as religious truth rather than discussing the Bible’s literary and historical qualities. Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 The ballot measure would have required special taxes approved by local governments to receive two-thirds support from voters to go into effect — and invalidated previous tax increases that hadn’t met that threshold. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 Other land-use decisions may also be invalidated, including designation of the BLM’s Areas of Critical Environmental Concern intended to benefit big-game habitat security, or watershed protections intended to conserve native fish species. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 Sánchez argues that ballots cast by Peruvians abroad should be invalidated because the government, at the request of the Foreign Ministry, eliminated digital transmission of runoff results, requiring tally sheets to be physically transported to Lima. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 Ashely also now argued, for the first time, that the UPEPA violated her constitutional right to a jury trial (the previous Minnesota Anti-SLAPP law had been invalidated years earlier for this very reason). Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 But in its ruling, the Supreme Court sided with Pitchford, clearing the way for his conviction to be invalidated. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 May 2026 Piper, the former election official, said the recent map changes also increase the chance of administrative errors, like a voter getting the wrong ballot, which can make invalidated votes more likely. Miles Parks, NPR, 14 May 2026 The map the Supreme Court invalidated had two majority-black seats and Republicans hope to reduce the advantage for Democrats in at least one of the seats. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Verb
International goods trade comprises nearly a third of the state's nominal GDP, with the state particularly exposed to tariffs that were not invalidated by February's Supreme Court ruling. Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2026 Then, in 2014, the Supreme Court invalidated the limit on the amount of money a donor could contribute to federal candidates in a two-year election cycle. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Earlier this year, courts also invalidated Democratic redistricting efforts in Virginia and New York that were aimed at the midterm elections, though Democrats could try again there before the 2028 elections. ABC News, 29 June 2026 The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services has warned that people can easily obtain fakes; in 2010, Puerto Rico invalidated all its existing birth certificates, citing rampant fraud and identity theft. Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 In 1996, a federal trial court in Mississippi invalidated Bible study classes taught in a rotation with music, physical education and library courses, plus another called A Biblical History of the Middle East. Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 An Oregon environmental group is suing the Department of the Interior to stop a timber sale in the Coast Range because Congress invalidated the BLM resource management plan that would have ordinarily guided the sale of about 1,300 acres of timber in sensitive salmon-rearing habitat. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 Two years ago, the court upheld a law preventing domestic abusers from owning guns; a lower court had invalidated the law before the high court intervened. Nina Totenberg, NPR, 25 June 2026 But in 2024, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge invalidated the law, ruling that the state, not the city, has jurisdiction over petroleum production. Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidated
Adjective
  • Departing employees consistently cited feeling unsupported and uncertainty about healthcare costs as primary factors.
    Jennifer Schaefer, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Nseyo notes there are plenty of unsupported myths around what causes UTIs, so stick to these tips.
    Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Its sales tax holiday was officially repealed in 2024, and the state has not held a tax-free holiday since.
    Courtney Johnston, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
  • Growing concerns around the risks of social media to young people have reignited a discussion on and around Capitol Hill about whether Section 230 should be reformed or repealed.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Adjective
  • Trump has continued to make unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Those efforts were aided by Canary Mission and Betar, two pro-Israel groups that maintain online lists of Israel’s critics, often alongside unsubstantiated claims that they are affiliated with Hamas, according to the lawsuit.
    Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • In 2014, Pope Francis abolished the future use of the monsignor title — which denotes a specific honor — for most priests.
    Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • Beijing eventually increased the limit to two children in 2015, then abolished the policy entirely in 2021.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Adjective
  • Without getting into spoilers, the series wraps on an ambiguous ending that asks the viewer to decide just how much Lonnie has grown.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
  • Before Bear makes his wish, the film is purposefully ambiguous about whether Nikki has any real feelings for him.
    Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Events ranging from a baby parade in Flint, Michigan, to a rock concert in Herndon, Virginia, and the America’s Mile marathon in Pittsburgh were canceled Friday as smoke lingered.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The two were due to battle in La Finalissima — the match pitting the reigning Copa América and Euro winners against each other — in March in Qatar, but the occasion was canceled due to the conflict in nearby Iran.
    Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Adjective
  • Thanks to a particularly blurry playoff picture, many of the buyers and sellers remain undefined.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • The message of the Corcoran cancellation was that crossing some undefined line of decency gave the government license to come after you.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • The driver reportedly lost control of the bus, which veered off the road, struck a rock and overturned, according to the police statement, which added that the information was preliminary and the cause of the crash was under investigation.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • The state had rebuffed a bid for the sculpture by a Flechtheim heir in 2024, but Blume said that new national guidelines for a new arbitration panel had led to that decision being overturned.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026

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