as in weak
chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health
an old and now invalid woman who rarely gets out anymore
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as in null
having no legal or binding force
the treaty is invalid once one side violates it
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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
that's an invalid assumption on your part
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as in unreasonable
not using or following good reasoning
an argument which has one untrue premise is invalid
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as in unsupported
having no basis in reason or fact
an invalid claim that can be easily disproved by the facts
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as in to impair
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Recent Examples of invalid
Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025
Ratings haven’t been released for the past two years due to a lawsuit alleging the state’s system is invalid.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
Trump has also argued the special counsel was appointed unlawfully and that any public report would be legally invalid and hurt his transition into the White House.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
Three years later, in 2005, Beaumont police arrested him for driving with an invalid license, also a misdemeanor.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: The case takes up whether the coverage requirement, based on the recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, is invalid because the panel lacked authority since its members weren't Senate-confirmed.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025
Ratings haven’t been released for the past two years due to a lawsuit alleging the state’s system is invalid.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
Trump has also argued the special counsel was appointed unlawfully and that any public report would be legally invalid and hurt his transition into the White House.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
Three years later, in 2005, Beaumont police arrested him for driving with an invalid license, also a misdemeanor.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalid
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Two years after Matlin won her statuette, students at Gallaudet University, the only college dedicated to those who are hearing impaired, protested the hiring of a hearing person to helm the school, which has never had a deaf leader.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Nicholas Ricciardi, 46, of Manchester is facing charges of risk of injury to, or impairing the morals of, a child and second-degree breach of peace, according to the West Hartford Police Department.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramírez have lagged in voting, hurt by suspensions for performance-enhancing drugs.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Others may become disengaged, hurting productivity, Yost said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Smoke and contaminated water used to combat the fire can lead to air and water pollution, harming nearby ecosystems and potentially affecting public health.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Nicotine in adolescence can harm the parts of the brain that control attention, learning, mood and impulse control, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
REUTERS,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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When radon gas is inhaled, its radioactive particles can damage lung tissue, which increases the risk of developing lung cancer.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Other establishments were not damaged but remain inaccessible due to the devastation.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Detectives arrested a suspect associated with a stabbing that killed a woman and left a man seriously injured in west Roseville on Saturday, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.—
Emma Hall,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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But the three-peat has proved elusive in professional football for all kinds of reasons: Key players get injured.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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But the last of those emergency dollars are being exhausted this fiscal year and won’t be available to help in the next two-year state budget, which Lamont will propose to lawmakers on Feb. 5.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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Two of those teenagers, Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, lay flat on their backs at full time, exhausted by yet another 90 minutes.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The vote will be far from a lay up for the affable Louisiana conservative, even with the endorsement of President-elect Trump, the party’s undisputed leader.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2025
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Females can lay up to 8 eggs, or nits, per day and adults can live for up to 30 days on a person's head, according to the Centers for Disease Control.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
21 Nov. 2024
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North La Jolla kelp is severely depleted while south La Jolla kelp beds are healthy.—
Kurt Hoffman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Without much soil to hold moisture, the plant will quickly deplete what there is.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Invalid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalid. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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