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Collocations for valid - adj.

1. legally acceptable

VERBS

be
become
remain, stay
deem sth, hold sth
The original written contract was held valid.

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ADVERB

still
Is your passport still valid?
no longer
legally
Is the contract legally valid?

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PREPOSITION

for
These discounts are valid for travel within the continental United States.

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2. strong and convincing

VERBS

be, seem
become
remain
accept sth as, consider sth, deem sth, regard sth as
We accepted several different approaches as valid.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
absolutely, completely, perfectly, quite
This is a perfectly valid question to raise.
not entirely
reasonably
equally
We use a different, but equally valid, technique.
universally
a universally valid set of moral principles
not necessarily (esp. BrE), not strictly (esp. AmE)
The agreement is not necessarily valid in other countries.
That argument is not strictly valid in this case.
still
no longer
The old assumptions are no longer valid.
logically, scientifically, statistically
a logically valid deduction

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Valid is used with these nouns:
argument, assumption, comparison, complaint, concern, conclusion, contract, coupon, credit card, criticism, distinction, driving licence, excuse, generalization, ground, inference, interpretation, licence, measure, objection, passport, password, permit, point, reason, signature, ticket, visa, vote, will

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