invalidating

present participle of invalidate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of invalidating The report follows up on a 2023 report that led to invalidating property tax raises over 15%. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026 After oral arguments in the spring, the three judges issued a complex decision affirming Carter’s finding of discrimination but overruling his order invalidating UCLA’s lease for its baseball stadium. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Alongside the launch, Anthropic is introducing beta features that allow developers to change available tools mid-conversation without invalidating prompt caches and automatically route flagged API requests to another model. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026 Two years later, the 8th Circuit summarily affirmed an order invalidating a program in Arkansas that allowed students to take voluntary Bible classes during school hours. — Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 In invalidating the comparisons, Gorsuch focused on the purpose of the laws aimed at the habitual drunkards of the 18th century. — Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026 The panel of appellate judges disagreed Tuesday, invalidating her order. — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 23 June 2026 Jones said the Virginia Supreme Court is invalidating the will of millions of Virginians who cast their vote in the April 21 election. — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026 Black voters in Louisiana had hoped the justices would keep on hold until after the November election their decision invalidating a congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidating
Verb
  • Her other policy goals include ending military aid to Israel, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and laying the groundwork for Medicare for All, universal childcare and eldercare.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Cracking down on undocumented immigration and abolishing Indiana’s property taxes are his top issues.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • In 2024, Measure S passed by a similar margin, repealing the assessment altogether.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • On Monday, state lawmakers filed more than 1,200 bills that include education funding and repealing the state's Education Savings Account program that went into effect this fall.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • While more cities are canceling their contracts with Flock Safety, just as many are discovering how difficult that can be in some instances.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Players generally need around four to six weeks to ramp up for the season, so if a deal hasn’t been reached by this point, canceling games comes closer to reality.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That order paused the execution without overturning his conviction.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Raskin says that impeaching a Cabinet secretary would be less likely to consume Congress's agenda or raise the same concerns about overturning the result of a presidential election.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Attorney Andrew Miltenberg, who's representing Lopes, argued in the court filing that James' social media statement about Jane Doe was enough to justify voiding the appointment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The sheriffs filed an emergency motion seeking to block New York state from voiding existing 287(g) agreements.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Alternately, Senate leaders could wait to pass the bill until daylight saving time resumes next March, avoiding an awkward midwinter time jump.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • These guidelines address avoiding delays in pregnant women and discuss the safety to perform MRIs without contrast and CT scans with contrast.
    — Elyce Cardonick, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Last week, Rams coach Sean McVay said the NFL privately acknowledged that officials incorrectly called defensive pass interference against Los Angeles in the closing moments of its Week 3 loss to Denver, nullifying an interception.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Both banged off the Tropicana Field catwalk in foul territory, nullifying the catch made on both of them.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

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“Invalidating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidating. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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