as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
those nations eventually invalidated their trade agreement
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Recent Examples of invalidate
Although Moderna spent several years and millions of dollars seeking to invalidate its competitors' patents, those efforts were unsuccessful.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Friday's notice may invalidate that part of the legal argument, said Daniel Graham, a partner at McDermott Will & Emery and leader of their government contracts group.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Senate Bill 25-128 — sponsored by Sens. Byron Pelton, a Sterling Republican, and Dylan Roberts, an Avon Democrat — argues the Supreme Court decision also invalidates the service access provision of Colorado’s law.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2025
The study’s author, Dr. Jonathan Drezner, said the findings invalidate erroneous claims made on social media during the pandemic.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Friday's notice may invalidate that part of the legal argument, said Daniel Graham, a partner at McDermott Will & Emery and leader of their government contracts group.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Senate Bill 25-128 — sponsored by Sens. Byron Pelton, a Sterling Republican, and Dylan Roberts, an Avon Democrat — argues the Supreme Court decision also invalidates the service access provision of Colorado’s law.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2025
The study’s author, Dr. Jonathan Drezner, said the findings invalidate erroneous claims made on social media during the pandemic.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidate
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Yet even as years’ worth of political backlash has drowned out calls to defund or abolish forces, perceptions of police shaped by tragedies like George Floyd and Uvalde aren’t so easily forgotten.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
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But the administration's efforts to abolish federal agencies authorized by Congress are likely to meet the same fate as their attempts to stiff USAID contractors.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Targets: cities, counties The governor says his copycat state-level DOGE will audit cities and counties, colleges and universities, repeal 70 as-yet unspecified state boards, fire hundreds of state employees.—
Orlando Sentinel,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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Project 2025 calls for downsizing more monuments and repealing the Antiquities Act.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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Ten days later, Netflix canceled Centineo’s series, The Recruit, after two seasons.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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First, the Eye network canceled the FBI spinoffs FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Last year, his conviction was overturned by the New York court of appeals and a retrial was ordered.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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In December, Willis was disqualified from prosecuting the case against Trump and 18 other co-defendants, accusing them of engaging in a conspiracy to overturn Joe Biden's victory in Georgia in 2020.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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He's essentially nullified a law that Congress passed with broad majorities and the Supreme Court upheld 9-0. ...—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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The right-footed full-back started on the left and nullified Bryan Mbeumo.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Our Trust and Safety Resource Center offers additional guidance on recognizing and avoiding phishing attempts.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Now the two sides are scrambling to resolve the funding gap and save the project to avoid returning more than $24.6 million in state dollars received through the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s Homekey program.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Invalidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidate. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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