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Recent Examples of disqualified
Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
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
Adjective
The disqualified angler, whose identity has not been made public, was reportedly in first place and looking at $100,000 in prize money.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
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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He was booked at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center near Elk Grove and deemed ineligible for bail.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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The former president is ineligible and will not be allowed to take a public role in any campaign.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The lower court’s decisions invalidated a policy of prime importance to the President and his Administration in a manner that undermines our border security.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Although the Supreme Court invalidated some of the duties in February, the White House hopes to quickly replace them.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Following the deadly shooting of two Americans by immigration agents in Minneapolis earlier this year, congressional Democrats have opposed funding ICE and CBP without policy changes, but the two parties have been unable to reach an agreement on reforms.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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In contrast, the Fraternal Order of Eagles advocated for pensions for industrial wage laborers—for people who had worked in jobs that wore out their bodies and left them physically unable to work.—
Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In 1992 a Nigerian bishop ordained three women as deacons, but the primate soon nullified those ordinations.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the French — World Cup winners in 1998 and 2018, as well as runners-up in both 2006 and 2022 — nullified Brazil’s aggressive press and strode to victory behind goals from stars Kylian Mbappe and Hugo Ekitike.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Both view the Lebanese government as still completely incapable of disarming Hezbollah, though both were shocked at the new assertiveness of Beirut as seen by Tuesday’s banishment of Iran’s ambassador.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Unfortunately, her plot confines these characters to another narrow set of roles, and most of them are portrayed as incapable of leaving their cage.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One of the panelists was Peter Beinart, the writer whose book had been deemed unfit for study at Beth El.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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There’s a longstanding debate about the relative health effects of being overweight versus being aerobically unfit.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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To this day, no court has found Newman is incompetent.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2026
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Court documents show Lloyd has been found incompetent to stand trial multiple times in Hennepin County for charges of stalking.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Disqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualified. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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