invalids

Definition of invalidsnext
present tense third-person singular of invalid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalids
Verb
  • Over the long run, missing the market's best days damages your returns.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Military advocates warn that deporting service members’ spouses damages recruitment and morale, undermining national security interests.
    Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Running hurts your knees and your hips, and even tennis causes shoulder problems.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • This action hurts library patrons, not just the librarians.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Luna himself has acknowledged never finding any, and department policy has always provided for the means to discipline and terminate any employee who engages in behavior that harms the public, fellow employees, or is otherwise prohibited by law.
    Opinion Staff, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Science shows that burning coal harms human health and contributes to climate change.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In her desperation to ask Val for a job on the new sitcom, Sharon falls and injures herself.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Pool drain seriously injures girl Paloma Quatrini was just days away from her fourth birthday when the accident happened at an upscale resort in Mexico.
    Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Researchers believe the cave’s permanent darkness impairs the spiders’ vision, creating an unlikely truce between predator and prey.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Researchers believe the cave’s poor lighting impairs the spiders’ vision, creating an unlikely truce between the species.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • As the oil blockade quickly exhausts Cuba’s supply of fuel, triggering a series of lengthy, island-wide blackouts, many here are exhausted and are becoming increasingly vocal about their desire for fundamental changes in Cuba.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Board member Nicole Gribstad also urged the committee to include an option that delays such a decision and exhausts all other financial alternatives before closing schools.
    Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The author takes an overnight Amtrak journey instead of a flight to Washington as the government shutdown cripples Atlanta’s airport.
    Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • These pressures could produce a tsunami that fractures the state’s fiscal foundation, self-inflicts a crisis ultimately demanding drastic cuts, and cripples its competitiveness.
    Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Invalids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalids. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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