as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
sought speedy invalidation of the contract, which had been signed without parental consent
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Recent Examples of invalidation
As the researchers expected, validation was associated with reductions in negative emotional intensity, while invalidation reliably escalated distress.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The Court’s usurpation runs deeper than the invalidation of statutes with a liberal cast, though there has been plenty of that.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Smart & Safe Florida last week filed a lawsuit in Leon County circuit court alleging state elections officials had improperly directed the invalidation of about 72,000 signatures.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Smart & Safe Florida challenged the invalidation, but a Leon County circuit judge upheld the state decision.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Everyday people would bear the brunt of harm from the invalidation of warning label laws.
—Alan K. Chen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
While the Justice Department could attempt to present the case again, the complications arising from the first indictment’s invalidation—combined with continuing challenges to the underlying evidence and allegations—signal that any further prosecution will face heightened scrutiny.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Demonstrators are demanding the invalidation of the elections over the months-long detention of opposition leader Tundu Lissu, which kept him off the ballot.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The Court’s usurpation runs deeper than the invalidation of statutes with a liberal cast, though there has been plenty of that.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Smart & Safe Florida last week filed a lawsuit in Leon County circuit court alleging state elections officials had improperly directed the invalidation of about 72,000 signatures.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Smart & Safe Florida challenged the invalidation, but a Leon County circuit judge upheld the state decision.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Everyday people would bear the brunt of harm from the invalidation of warning label laws.
—Alan K. Chen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
While the Justice Department could attempt to present the case again, the complications arising from the first indictment’s invalidation—combined with continuing challenges to the underlying evidence and allegations—signal that any further prosecution will face heightened scrutiny.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Demonstrators are demanding the invalidation of the elections over the months-long detention of opposition leader Tundu Lissu, which kept him off the ballot.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidation
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In 1986, during a summit meeting in Iceland, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan surprised their staffs as well as the world by pledging the abolition of all nuclear weapons.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the past year, their silence broken by the abolition of the police force, residents have started trading stories.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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As grounds for the permit’s repeal, the city must show that Homeland Security has violated terms of its land-use agreement.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
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An exception is usually made for Budweiser, because the iconic Clydesdales the beer company has been working with since the repeal of Prohibition (seriously) are stars in their own right.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Invalidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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