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Recent Examples of disqualified
Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025
She was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, fail to stop and assist after vehicle impact causing death and driving a motor vehicle with a disqualified license, stated the NSW release.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The rules will apply to any student loan payments made after July 1, 2026, so borrowers working for disqualified employers will not have any of their payments counted toward loan forgiveness if they’re made after that date.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Patterson initially was charged with one count of election fraud — voting by disqualified person, which is a Class I felony and punishable by not more than $10,000, or imprisoned up to 3½ years, or both.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025
She was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, fail to stop and assist after vehicle impact causing death and driving a motor vehicle with a disqualified license, stated the NSW release.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The rules will apply to any student loan payments made after July 1, 2026, so borrowers working for disqualified employers will not have any of their payments counted toward loan forgiveness if they’re made after that date.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualified
Adjective
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Spending millions on ineligible recipients only diverts resources from those most in need.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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The president also amplified for years a conspiracy theory that Obama was born in Kenya and therefore ineligible to serve as president.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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If discovered, the ticket will be invalidated, with remaining flight segments canceled or confiscated, including previously refundable tickets.—
Rachel Chang,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
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Should Trump’s tariff policy be invalidated, the fiscal consequences for the country could be severe.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Doncic went up and down the court a couple of times but was unable to play any longer.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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But Guthrie did not have an active subscription so the company was unable to recover any footage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Stewart nullified the size disadvantage with his speed and relentless style.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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An earlier redistricting plan even moved us into that district briefly before a judge nullified the plan and moved us back.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Khaled al-Ahmad, a shrewd political operator in Assad’s inner circle who had negotiated the deal with the Emiratis and had briefly believed that a real political transition was possible, finally concluded that Assad was incapable of changing course.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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Defense disputes the case McGuire’s attorney, Joseph Tacopina, argued that the petite nurse was physically incapable of killing her 6-foot-3-inch, 210-pound husband, let alone dismembering his body.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The resulting investigation by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services deemed the young parents unfit caregivers.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Democrats wringing their hands and making appeals to process while the President sends people to Salvadoran prisons without trial are unfit to meet the moment, this theory says.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The long-term damage that an unqualified, incompetent, compromised or immoral — but superpowered — mayor can inflict on the city is too great.—
Steven Falk,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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But this time, instead of managing guest complaints, incompetent stews, and steamy boatmances as the chief stewardess of Parsifal III on Below Deck Sailing Yacht, Daisy has jumped ship (literally) as the new chief stew on Below Deck Down Under.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Disqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualified. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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