invalids

Definition of invalidsnext
present tense third-person singular of invalid
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Verb
  • But over time, as the virus damages the heart, lungs or kidneys, patients can suffer severe shortness of breath, organ failure and even die.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
  • The same is true of excess water, which damages roots and causes plant stress.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • This isn’t a contract that hurts the Jets’ cap flexibility now or in the future since there is no money guaranteed beyond the second year.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • But 24 goes too far, dilutes the field and hurts the regular season.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • And, like its predecessors, this picture tries to present an innocent image of a product that harms human health and the environment.
    Annie Persons, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
  • No matter the method, every variation of this practice harms audiences, artists, venues and the live entertainment industry.
    Lori Dimun, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • This storyline later appeared in the second season of Girls, as Dunham’s character Hannah is overwhelmed with the anxiety of writing a novel and similarly injures herself.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
  • In her desperation to ask Val for a job on the new sitcom, Sharon falls and injures herself.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.
    Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 3 May 2026
  • Lead impairs cognition and cadmium harms the kidneys.
    Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Apr. 2026
  • 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
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 12 May. 2026.

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