invaliding

verb

Definition of invalidingnext
present participle of invalid
as in damaging

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invaliding
  1. impairing
  2. harming
  3. injuring
  4. depleting
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  • All the windows at the front of the building have an invisible type of solar film that filters out 58 percent of the sun's heat energy without impairing the view.
    Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Many studies have linked smoking to both short- and long-term effects on immunity, including impairing the body’s ability to fight viral and bacterial infections.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of impairing
Verb
  • The fate of the company remains uncertain, and efforts to preserve its American roots could end up harming workers in Pennsylvania in the long run.
    Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The lack of support from the zonal defenders has been harming United’s goalkeepers because there are only two man-markers in the defensive setup.
    Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of harming
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  • The anti-immigrant rhetoric has been so acute that an anti-immigration far-right extremist in Germany — ironically himself an immigrant — just attacked a holiday market, killing at least five and injuring hundreds.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, a car plowed through a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday night, killing five people and injuring some 200 others.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of injuring
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  • Scientists behind the research, published Wednesday in the journal Royal Society Open Science, suggest that the odyssey may be linked to climate change — which is affecting ocean conditions and depleting food stocks — or possibly a shift in mating strategies.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • However, the country’s oil is fast depleting and even optimistic estimates suggest that the most lucrative reserves will be depleted within the next 30 years.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of depleting
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