INVALIDING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

invaliding

verb

present participle of invalid

as in damaging

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Insects like ants and termites that might be drawn to a tempting tree stump can multiply and affect an entire property, potentially damaging healthy plant life directly and/or by spreading fungi or pathogens to nearby trees and plants.

— Steven John, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
Nationwide, vandals have filmed themselves on social media damaging or defacing Flock cameras.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of damaging

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Owen did not directly answer Heytens’s hypothetical question, instead insisting that the law at the center of the lawsuit was a violation of the contracts clause of the Constitution, which bars states from passing laws impairing public contracts.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
In my experience, the involvement of ketamine or other drugs invariably makes a bad situation worse – complicating consent, impairing judgment and reducing inhibitions.

— Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026

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The express trains would skip local stops in most communities, offering zero service to residents along the rail line while potentially hurting state and federal funding for existing systems such as the CTA and Metra that serve actual commuters.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Google's problem is that chatbots are becoming an alternative to search, leading consumers to click far fewer blue links and hurting Google's ad revenue.

— Ari Levy, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026

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In June 2024, Eisenkot followed a colleague out of the Cabinet, writing in his resignation letter that Netanyahu was letting politics influence decision making, harming Israel’s ability to achieve its war goals.

— Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Before 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was one potential avenue for federal action involving companies accused of harming consumers.

— Amy Corral, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of harming

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In Paris, rioters targeted police with Molotov cocktails at the end of Saturday’s march on the city’s eastern edge, injuring three officers and setting a car ablaze, police said.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Several days later, a commuter train near Barcelona derailed, killing the driver and injuring dozens of other people.

— Hernan Muñoz, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026

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Even in blazing sunlight, the screen cuts right through the glare without washing out.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
The intense lunar spotlight casts significant glare across the cluster, heavily washing out its faint blue reflection nebulosity.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of washing out

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So, get ready for mountain vistas and exhausting cycling days to take your breath away and questions about your life choices to swirl around in your head!

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
On the third bike was Jenny Brookes, Zero's senior global brand manager, who rode a standard DSR/X adventure bike for approximately 239 miles (384 km) before exhausting its battery.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

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