Orphaned user in SQL server

In our environment there are many SQL servers and many AD ids are there as SQL logins.
If an id deleted from AD then it stays in SQL server as a orphaned login.
I need to cleanup those ids from SQL servers. Now I need a
query to validate the user exist in AD or not.
Or Please share if any other way to do it.
Thanks in advance!!

Hello,
You can use sp_validatelogins (Transact-SQL) to validate your Windows Logins.
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