as in abolishes
to put an end to by formal action
those nations eventually invalidated their trade agreement
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Recent Examples of invalidates
Impacts of the court's decision If the Supreme Court invalidates the removal protections for FTC commissioners, such a decision is likely to reach far beyond the commission.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
To me, this invalidates the election, but management claims this is fine.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
To me, this invalidates the election, but management claims this is fine.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
However, if the Supreme Court invalidates his use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, this revenue could drop by over 50%.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Nov. 2025
Wyoming House Bill 116, signed on February 28, 2025, similarly invalidates out-of-state driver's licenses held by undocumented immigrants.
—Billal Rahman
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
To me, this invalidates the election, but management claims this is fine.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
To me, this invalidates the election, but management claims this is fine.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
However, if the Supreme Court invalidates his use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, this revenue could drop by over 50%.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Nov. 2025
Wyoming House Bill 116, signed on February 28, 2025, similarly invalidates out-of-state driver's licenses held by undocumented immigrants.
—Billal Rahman
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidates
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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The bill also repeals sanctions on Syria under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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The law also repeals work exemptions for homeless people, veterans, and young adults exiting foster care, and limits states’ ability to waive the time limits on assistance for recipients in areas with few jobs.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
24 Nov. 2025
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Trump cancels 'second wave of attacks' against Venezuela 2.—
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FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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After her family cancels holiday plans at the last minute, Nell decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own!—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Dec. 2025
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Similarly, the video Som da Maloka, 2024, by Raphael Escobar overturns negative stereotypes about the shelterless men of color living in Cracolândia, a highly impoverished and heavily policed area of downtown São Paulo ravaged by crack cocaine and other drugs.—
Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Bell toe-taps to get into the end zone on the third-down pass, and replay overturns the initial incomplete call.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Dec. 2025
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This is because climate change and ecological collapse are very likely to cause political fragmentation that nullifies legal and cultural precedents like abolition, and bring about agrarian and manufacturing crises and scarcities in which people are forced into labor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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The move nullifies an extension quietly authorized by Biden before leaving office, which had granted Harris an additional year of protection beyond the standard six-month post-tenure period.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Early prototypes shown at CES were assembled rapidly for demonstration, but Lumus says the underlying architecture avoids exotic materials.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Jérôme Sans, the exhibition’s curator, positioned the Cookie Factory as a site that deliberately avoids cultural isolation.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Invalidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidates. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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