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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 only other casting precursor is the Artios Awards, where OBAA and The Secret Agent were ineligible since their casting directors aren’t members of the Casting Society.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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An internal email sent on March 9 from AXIS Principal Investigator Christopher Reynolds informed the mission's international team members that NASA Headquarters has ruled the program ineligible for selection, ending the project’s run before its concept study could undergo full technical review.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The law also invalidated birth certificates for those who updated their gender markers.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Almost immediately, a moment of sheer quality from Wilfried Zaha invalidated that approach.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the workforce is currently unable to meet the demand.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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Almost the entire second half was played in the Joshua end, but South Hills was unable to get the equalizer.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In a 16-page ruling, the appeals court ruled that Francis and Vatican prosecutors both made procedural errors that nullified the original indictment against Cardinal Angelo Becciu and the others and required a new trial.—
NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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In a 16-page ruling, the appeals court ruled that Francis and Vatican prosecutors both made procedural errors that nullified the original indictment and required a new trial.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2026
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One involves continuing to attack Iran’s weapons stockpiles and production facilities to render the Islamic Republic incapable of threatening its neighbors for a long time to come.—
Dennis Ross,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The National Construction Authority found that 58% of the buildings in Nairobi were unfit for habitation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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If venue personnel deem any person to be a threat, or otherwise unfit, in their sole discretion, he or she will not be permitted access and shall forfeit the prize.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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While Parker was scheduled to face trial for the alleged murder of Thomas, court records show he had previously been found incompetent to stand trial in an earlier case.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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In May 2025, Fraraccio was deemed incompetent to stand trial.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Disqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualified. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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