invalids

verb

present tense third-person singular of invalid
as in damages

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  1. damages
  2. hurts
  3. harms
  4. injures
  5. impairs
  6. exhausts
  7. cripples
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  • The article argues this move severely damages American soccer's integrity and global reputation.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Most notably, those who switched faced a 24% higher risk of developing diabetic retinopathy, a condition that damages the blood vessels in the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of damages
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  • Advertisement Losing your leading World Cup goalscorer hurts, especially against a Belgian side that, despite its shaky moments at this tournament, is still stocked with talent.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 2 July 2026
  • The practice is anti-competitive and hurts consumers, antitrust experts say.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of hurts
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  • Alcohol Drinking alcohol often or in large amounts produces toxins, causes oxidative stress, and harms your gut and liver, triggering inflammation.
    — Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 6 July 2026
  • Critics say that the Jones Act harms the shipbuilding industry itself, in that American shipyards are shielded from international competition via its enactment, thus further inflating construction costs.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of harms
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  • Early on in the clip, Jake Johnson’s former tennis star Dusty Boyd trips over the net and injures his wrist in a bad way.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 June 2026
  • Who is responsible when a robot breaks something or injures someone?
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Definition of injures
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  • The chronic disease, which impairs the body’s ability to properly regulate blood sugar, contributed to 94,445 deaths that year.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • But the complaint argues CMS has not explained why community healthcare providers are equipped to evaluate whether a patient’s condition significantly impairs their ability to comply with work requirements.
    — Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of impairs
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  • Watching this scene, and much of the film, exhausts me.
    — Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
  • If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of exhausts
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  • 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
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