return allErrs
	}

	rawTopologies := make([]map[string]sets.Set[string], len(topologies))
	for i, term := range topologies {
		idxPath := fldPath.Index(i)
		exprMap, termErrs := apivalidation.ValidateTopologySelectorTerm(term, fldPath.Index(i))
		allErrs = append(allErrs, termErrs...)

		// TODO (verult) consider improving runtime
		for _, t := range rawTopologies {
			if helper.Semantic.DeepEqual(exprMap, t) {