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verb

past tense of invalidate

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Recent Examples of invalidated
Verb
But later, Georgia Judge Scott McAfee, who oversees the trial proceedings, invalidated that charge for other defendants in the case who did not plead guilty and challenged the count’s validity. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024 The arbitration award invalidated PRC claims to numerous features within the Philippines’ EEZ, including Scarborough Shoal. Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 His ruling also invalidated leases of VA property, including to UCLA and Brentwood School, and ordered the VA to increase its outreach staff. Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024 The company’s lawyers also said multiple Supreme Court precedents invalidated the Justice Department’s case. David McCabe, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Two other new rules that Cox invalidated were passed by the State Election Board in August and have to do with certification. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024 The rules that Cox invalidated include three that had gotten a lot of attention — one that requires that the number of ballots be hand-counted after the close of polls and two that had to do with the certification of election results. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024 The rules that Cox invalidated include three that had gotten a lot of attention – one that requires that the number of ballots be hand-counted after the close of polls and two that had to do with the certification of election results. Kate Brumback, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024 Two other new rules that Cox invalidated were passed by the Georgia State Election Board in August and have to do with certification. CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidated
Adjective
  • Leaders must prioritize updating aging systems, decommissioning unsupported software and consolidating overlapping tools to reduce complexity.
    Ravi Ithal, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This often leaves mothers feeling unheard and unsupported.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Initially, officials issued a tsunami warning for some coastal areas, although this was repealed a few hours later.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In 2017, after backlash and boycotts, lawmakers repealed the requirement.
    Madison Czopek, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Lake has not conceded either race and frequently tried—and failed—to overturn the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial results in court, citing unsubstantiated claims of voting irregularities.
    Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • On Rogan’s show, Trump repeated unsubstantiated GOP claims that the doubts sowed about the laptop’s authenticity somehow helped President Biden’s election.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Arizona voters abolished the use of the gas chamber after a controversial execution in 1992.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Some initial research finds that employment levels for workers with disabilities actually go up when the low wage is abolished.
    Emily Peck, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This was later pulled back and made more ambiguous, but still, the setting and enemy mecha do pretty much squarely place it before the game even if the story elements are now less specific.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Whether or not Margo was actually having an affair with her teenage neighbor is intended to be ambiguous, according to Feldman.
    TIME, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • First streamers, and now anyone addressing an undefined audience.
    Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
  • But Harris dove into the race fairly undefined, despite being the sitting vice president.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The university canceled final exams for the week.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Classes were canceled Tuesday, and final exams were postponed.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Israeli television reported on Friday that the military recently attacked a chemical cache in Syria, but that remains unconfirmed.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • However, an unconfirmed blind item from DeuxMoi has made the rounds on social media sites well before the People story broke.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024

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