invalidating

verb

present participle of invalidate
as in abolishing
to put an end to by formal action those nations eventually invalidated their trade agreement

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Recent Examples of invalidating Officials worried that some ballots were postmarked at processing facilities the day after they were dropped off at a post office, possibly invalidating them. — John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Alongside the launch, Anthropic is introducing beta features that allow developers to change available tools mid-conversation without invalidating prompt caches and automatically route flagged API requests to another model. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026 Two years later, the 8th Circuit summarily affirmed an order invalidating a program in Arkansas that allowed students to take voluntary Bible classes during school hours. — Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 In invalidating the comparisons, Gorsuch focused on the purpose of the laws aimed at the habitual drunkards of the 18th century. — Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026 The panel of appellate judges disagreed Tuesday, invalidating her order. — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 23 June 2026 Jones said the Virginia Supreme Court is invalidating the will of millions of Virginians who cast their vote in the April 21 election. — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026 Black voters in Louisiana had hoped the justices would keep on hold until after the November election their decision invalidating a congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 May 2026 And these four friends—who all considered themselves serious scholars—wanted to find a way of invalidating his success. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidating
  1. abolishing
  2. repealing
  3. canceling
  4. overturning
  5. voiding
  6. avoiding
  7. nullifying
Verb
  • Debates over abolishing or scaling back the institution, which occasionally flare up in the United Kingdom and other nations, are rare in Norway.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • While his party debates abolishing prisons and owning grocery stores, Democratic Mayor Daniel Lurie is cleaning up his city.
    — Kate Andrews, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolishing
Verb
  • The Council earlier this month approved an ordinance repealing a July measure that directed the city manager to assess living conditions at the apartments and make emergency repairs.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That includes prohibiting the construction of AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods, reducing the impacts of data centers on local communities, and repealing sales tax exemptions and other incentives.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of repealing
Verb
  • No, fans weren’t punishing USC for canceling the Notre Dame series.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Between 2019 and 2021, for example, the president proposed canceling Roman (then called WFIRST) three separate times in three different budget requests.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of canceling
Verb
  • The garbage truck continued through the intersection, hitting a Chevy Colorado before overturning onto its side.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In May, the South Carolina Supreme Court agreed, overturning Murdaugh’s double-murder conviction and ordered a new trial.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of overturning
Verb
  • Penalties could include fines, draft picks, or voiding Leonard's contract.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Drinking plenty of fluids and voiding regularly is the best way to prevent bacterial overgrowth, which may lead to an infection.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of voiding
Verb
  • Suggest a timeline, assign a task, or ask the question everyone keeps politely avoiding.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Officials annually emphasize boating safety, wearing life jackets and being aware of conditions, especially rip currents, and avoiding drinking alcoholic beverages when venturing out on the water.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • The loss of Coleman, still a strong play-driving winger, is fairly substantial, nullifying any positive effect from Nemec’s addition.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • The decision to kill John Connor is daft to the nth degree, effectively nullifying the entire point of the series.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of nullifying

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“Invalidating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidating. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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