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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
  • Nearly one in two employees have reported experiencing burnout in the past year, and employees with unsupported mental health issues are more likely to call out sick or manage chronic health issues.
    Marcy Klipfel, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Ji inaccurately cited the paper on his blog as evidence for his unsupported theory.
    Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 25 Feb. 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bill's language caused much confusion and gridlock in 2019, leading Parliament to pursue an additional measure, which repealed the 2011 act and instituted the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, which Queen Elizabeth II assented to in March 2022.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
  • It's been marked by inaccuracies, miscalculations and unsubstantiated claims of budget cutting.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The Trump Administration's DOGE has made unsubstantiated claims of high levels of Social Security fraud, and has initiated federal worker layoffs could exacerbate existing staffing issues at the Social Security Administration.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In 2023, a group of House Republicans attempted to raise sales taxes with the FairTax Act, which would have abolished the Internal Revenue Service and replaced income tax and other levies with a national sales tax.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 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
  • The film has proven divisive, though, with some audiences puzzled by its breakneck tonal shifts and ambiguous ending.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Trump has not commented on the military base plan specifically but delivered an ambiguous answer this week to a question regarding the use of private companies to assist with deportations.
    David Catanese, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The physics are different, the hardware is in its infancy and regulations are largely undefined.
    Raymond Huang, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Smith’s specific political beliefs are mostly undefined—which is a good thing.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Some trains have been canceled completely, including Acela 2122 between Washington and New York, and trains between New York and Boston and between New York and Philadelphia, the company posted on X Monday night.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This case may be different, if reports are true that the flotilla is escorted by a nuclear-powered submarine, but this remains unconfirmed.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Although the New Mexico outbreak is close in proximity, a connection remains unconfirmed.
    Christina Shaw, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025

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