as in incapacity
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Recent Examples of disqualification
The girls successfully defended their state title, overcoming a disqualification in their 4×100 relay.
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2026
Those who flout Defender’s rules face disqualification from the events without a refund, its hotel policy shows.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Failure to respond within the required timeframe may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
—AJC.com, 7 May 2026
That one resulted in the public insult of her disqualification from the Best Country Album category at the 2022 Grammys.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2026
Those who flout Defender’s rules face disqualification from the events without a refund, its hotel policy shows.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Failure to respond within the required timeframe may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
—AJC.com, 7 May 2026
That one resulted in the public insult of her disqualification from the Best Country Album category at the 2022 Grammys.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualification
Noun
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Immortality would also be lost on Stoyte, who rivals the carp in his mindless incapacity to notice anything interesting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Without clear incapacity provisions, decision-making freezes.—
Andre Pennington,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Federal agents have descended upon the home of Cindy Rodriguez Singh, the North Texas mom who was recently sent to a state hospital after an incompetency ruling in the murder of her young son.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The longer the delay, the more the system risks turning temporary incompetency into long-term confinement.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
30 Mar. 2026
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The addition was a prompt injection, a form of AI attack that exploits an LLM’s inability to distinguish between legitimate user prompts and those from unauthorized, potentially malicious third parties.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
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Simon had been in the role for less than a year, after Bill Owens resigned last spring, citing the inability to enjoy editorial independence without corporate influence.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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This is not an office known for its incompetence.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Not using it signals incompetence; using it signals very little.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Decadence is sensuality and impotence, opulence and decay.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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But these songs are also honest, sometimes despite themselves, about the feelings of impotence associated with watching history play out on a screen.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Rebuilding after the fires Pratt has tied the city’s slow recovery after the Palisades and Eaton fires last year to a broader ineptitude in government.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Whatever benefit the viewer might have enjoyed by seeing managerial strategy play out was destroyed by pitchers’ ineptitude in the batter’s box.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Trump’s command of Congress owes to the incapability of many politicians to see beyond the next election.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Wolf’s nudity could be read as a metaphor for his acceptance of his powerlessness, his willingness to listen with humility, and his purity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Violence can come from feelings of powerlessness and desperation.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Disqualification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualification. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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