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disqualified

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verb

past tense of disqualify

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Recent Examples of disqualified
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
  • If a potential winner fails to respond to notification, fails to return required documents on time, is found to be ineligible, or otherwise fails to comply with these Official Rules, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate, in Sponsor’s discretion.
    AJC.com, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Mock ordered Chee to remain in custody and ineligible for bail.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Once complete, those inquiries are expected to result in tariffs that are as high, or close to, the emergency duties that the Supreme Court recently invalidated.
    Lazaro Gamio, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In 1996, a federal trial court in Mississippi invalidated Bible study classes taught in a rotation with music, physical education and library courses, plus another called A Biblical History of the Middle East.
    Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Dillon Gabriel moved to a backup role as Deshaun Watson remained on the physically unable to perform list, even after the team opened his 21-day practice window in December.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2026
  • According to the Stash report, 76% of millennials are living paycheck to paycheck, and 29% of millennial women have debt and are unable to save.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • The goal was nullified because Hyman kicked the puck in, opening the door for the Ducks to pad their lead.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
  • The appeals court had determined that the refusal of prosecutors to provide all the evidence to the defense in the first round of the trial had nullified the original indictment.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Also, if 10 years pass since someone was deemed incapable to proceed in a felony case, the charges have to be dismissed.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Without political capital, leadership is irrelevant, because such a person is incapable of being a leader.
    Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Trump—fixated on securing his legacy with a ballroom and a triumphal arch—appears increasingly erratic, unfocused, and unfit for the job assigned to him.
    John Whitehead, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
  • 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, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Maybe Dan’s buddy Henry (Jake Curran) is even more incompetent than previously hinted at, in terms of aiding and abetting a homicide.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Sports franchises everywhere can be tacky, rapacious, incompetent, extortionate, and otherwise exploitative, but only because their customers, the fans, are essentially captives.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Disqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualified. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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