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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
  • Rather than feeling unsupported, top performers focus on building their own foundation.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Expect Bayless and Fox to push back and argue these retellings are untrue, unsupported, exaggerative and/or taken out of context.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, the bill's language caused much confusion and gridlock in 2019, leading Parliament to pursue an additional measure, which repealed the 2011 act and instituted the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, which Queen Elizabeth II assented to in March 2022.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Voters in November repealed part of a decade-old law that softened some criminal penalties and ousted two progressive district attorneys who championed such reforms.
    Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Happy Days actor Henry Winkler was one user who shared the unproven theory online, taking to X (formerly Twitter) to blame an unknown arsonist in an unsubstantiated claim.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
  • This is based on an unverified, unsubstantiated claim sent from a social media account with a record of making unsubstantiated claims.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Ronald Reagan, as president, called for the department to be abolished.
    Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Courtesy of the Social Security Fairness Act, millions of Americans will see higher Social Security checks now that the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and GPO (government pension offset) have been abolished.
    Suzanne Blake Reporter, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Below, Gersten opens up about her reaction to Anderson’s casting, the meaning behind the purposefully ambiguous ending, Curtis’ memorable dance number, and more.
    Mike Miller, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • When a statute is ambiguous, Congress has left a gap for the agency to fill.
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Spring/summer 2025 collections from undefined 3.1 Philip Lim, Luar, Willy Chavarria and more will be showcased during the more than 60 runway shows scheduled for the beginning of September.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024
  • Vance’s exact portfolio in the incoming administration is still undefined.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In 2022, millions of passengers were left stranded after Southwest Airlines canceled more than 16,900 flights due to an operational meltdown.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That order was canceled about an hour later, the Air Traffic Control Command Center said in an advisory.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Seemingly on the basis of little besides this unconfirmed assertion from an unnamed Floridian, Musk went a step further in his next X post.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • It's currently unconfirmed who exactly this monster is.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Invalidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidated. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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