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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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The plaintiffs seek a court order requiring the state to implement adequate list maintenance procedures and remove ineligible names from the rolls.—
Reardon Sullivan,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
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Convictions for certain crimes, including drug trafficking, robbery, rape and murder, makes immigrants ineligible to apply through the 1960s law.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In a separate opinion, Kagan wrote for the trio that the tariffs can be invalidated based on the text of the statute alone.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Bisexuals are always being invalidated.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Moscow has also seemed unable to prevent the erosion of its traditional influence elsewhere.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Sakamoto, meanwhile, lost more than eight potential points after landing off balance on a triple flip, leaving her unable to attempt a planned triple toe loop in combination.—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
20 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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Bird seemed to be torn between Indiana and Indiana State, a small program that was playing in the hinterlands of Division I basketball, in danger of being banished to Division II, about to fire its head coach, and incapable of filling its new arena in Terre Haute.—
Keith O'Brien,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2026
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The detention center already expanded its RISE capacity restoration program to deal with defendants who are incapable of proceeding.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Abbott has blasted Miller as unfit for office.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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In the latest directives, military separation boards have been ordered to find unfit and separate any transgender servicemember with a current or past documentation of gender dysphoria.—
Lauren Hodges,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But, at some point this season, the Dodgers will lose a handful of games in a row, or lose six out of seven, and might look incompetent doing it.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The issue was not that Butler was incompetent in his job; quite the opposite.—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Disqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualified. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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