invalids

verb

present tense third-person singular of invalid
as in damages

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalids
  1. damages
  2. hurts
  3. harms
  4. injures
  5. impairs
  6. exhausts
  7. cripples
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  • Alcohol also contributes to oxidative stress, which damages DNA, proteins and cell function and creates inflammation.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Travel could require boarding or pet-sitting expenses, while a dog that damages property or injures someone could create potential liability issues.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of damages
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  • The two tight ends situation hurts a bit, but if Cooper Kupp is truly half in the Undertaker’s casket, a top-40 season is well within play for Shaheed.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Indeed, Hank hurts lots of people in this action-comedy that doesn’t prove boring for a second but has trouble managing its disparate tones.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurts
Verb
  • Huang Ling, spokeswoman for China’s Commerce Ministry, said in a news conference Thursday that the law not only harms the interests of Chinese businesses, but also hurt those of French consumers.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Those limits increase to $10,000 per violation and $100,000 combined if the violation harms someone who is 65 or older.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of harms
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  • Travel could require boarding or pet-sitting expenses, while a dog that damages property or injures someone could create potential liability issues.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The heist goes wrong when one sister injures her back and ends up trapped on the second floor, setting off an increasingly frantic bid to get out before the homeowner comes home.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of injures
Verb
  • The delay, the filing notes, impairs Pewitt’s defense because the memories of witnesses fade and their availability is unknown, and the ability to find and re-examine physical evidence after 31 years is compromised.
    — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Hwang suffered a traumatic brain injury from the attack, leading to ataxia, a neurological disorder that impairs movement and muscle control, and occasional seizures.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of impairs
Verb
  • If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Definition of exhausts
Verb
  • Federal illegality further cripples operations with banking and tax burdens.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • In the final version of the film, Furiosa captures Dementus, cripples him, brings him back to the Citadel.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
Definition of cripples
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