disqualifies

Definition of disqualifiesnext
present tense third-person singular of disqualify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualifies
Verb
  • Impacts of the court's decision If the Supreme Court invalidates the removal protections for FTC commissioners, such a decision is likely to reach far beyond the commission.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
  • To me, this invalidates the election, but management claims this is fine.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • This is because climate change and ecological collapse are very likely to cause political fragmentation that nullifies legal and cultural precedents like abolition, and bring about agrarian and manufacturing crises and scarcities in which people are forced into labor.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The move nullifies an extension quietly authorized by Biden before leaving office, which had granted Harris an additional year of protection beyond the standard six-month post-tenure period.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • These instances violate a county law that forbids the use of county resources for campaigning.
    Carlton Gillespie, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Newsom signed another bill that forbids educators from being required to tell parents that their children have changed their names and pronouns.
    Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Disqualifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualifies. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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