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Recent Examples of disqualified
Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 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 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.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 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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That result was only the second time Ole Miss has got the better of the Bulldogs in their past 13 meetings, though the 2016 triumph was one of the results scratched from the record books for fielding ineligible players.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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They were deemed ineligible for bail and are scheduled to appear for their arraignment on Monday in Sacramento Superior Court.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump issued a version of it at the end of his first term but it was invalidated by the Biden administration almost immediately.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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The state Supreme Court invalidated the 1849 law in July.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Regional sports networks will still carry the rest of each team’s slate, with NBA League Pass offering streaming access to those unable to view local coverage.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The director, unable to attend the ceremony in person, sent a video message thanking the jury.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As a result, the quick slants and the effective rushing attack largely nullified the Steelers’ pass rush, limiting them to just two sacks and no takeaways.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Lancers opened the game with an apparent 57-yard touchdown pass from Mikeal Kahn to Kruz Sandle on the first play of the game, but the play was nullified by a penalty.—
Steve Dulas,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Movies like Eddington and The Mastermind also render their white male protagonists as ill-prepared and ineffectual numbskulls incapable of confronting their era’s racial and social politics.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Domestic treble winners, WSL champions six years running, yet ineffably incapable of finding triumph in Europe.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But rivals like former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and former California State Controller Betty Yee are already framing her as unfit for office.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Arrived unfit and has recently been injured.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Devil in Disguise also presents the Chicago Police Department as incompetent in its mission to protect and serve.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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All of the charges were ultimately discharged after she was found incompetent for court proceedings by a doctor.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Disqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualified. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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