invaliding

verb

present participle of invalid
as in damaging

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invaliding
  1. damaging
  2. impairing
  3. hurting
  4. harming
  5. injuring
  6. wearing out
  7. washing out
  8. exhausting
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  • Importantly, all of this imaging was possible without damaging Scotty’s priceless fossils.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Smaller glass shards likely won’t cause symptoms, but bigger pieces with sharp edges run the risk of damaging the throat, stomach and intestines, according to the National Capital Poison Center.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of damaging
Verb
  • Summary Quality sleep is crucial for leaders' performance, yet unpredictable schedules often lead to sleep deprivation, thus impairing vital cognitive functions like memory.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Cheshire native suffered a stroke in 2013, impairing his ability to walk.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of impairing
Verb
  • Recent polling shows that high pump prices are driving down presidential approval and hurting Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Any increase to interest rates that could cool inflation also risks hurting the jobs market.
    — Damian J. Troise, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurting
Verb
  • Those details suggest mental health professionals may conclude Clancy needs to be committed to avoid harming herself.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Iran has called on the United Nations to investigate the humanitarian consequences of US sanctions, arguing that Washington’s pressure campaign is harming ordinary Iranians and violating international law.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of harming
Verb
  • Young people armed with machetes stormed the site of the funeral, forcing the team to flee and injuring one member, a representative told the Associated Press.
    — Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit states that the accused was arrested in May 2021 for injuring a man and damaging multiple vehicles after discharging a firearm more than 20 times at a Kissimmee gas station and then fleeing the scene.
    — Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of injuring
Verb
  • This is a sign that internal parts like your clutch or transmission bands are wearing out.
    — Michael Kurko, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Others share stories of donut tires wearing out quickly or making their vehicles feel unstable at highway speeds.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of wearing out
Verb
  • Physicists used Wilson’s calculations to justify the previously murky mechanics of quantum field theory, which treats each particle as a wave while washing out the less significant effects of the smallest vibrations.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Rain postponed the start of play, washing out the entire morning session and much of the second.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of washing out
Verb
  • The everyday cost of war Six months of conflict and severe economic hardship have made daily life exhausting for regular Iranians.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For Cameron, who spent decades exhausting HIV treatment options as his virus developed resistance, among the biggest benefits may be that the two-drug regimen effectively controls his virus while exposing him to fewer medications.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhausting
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