as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of disqualify
Loss of accreditation could have sweeping consequences for Columbia students, rendering their academic credits ineligible for transfer and potentially disqualifying them from admission to many graduate programs, which typically require a degree from an accredited institution.
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Hanna Park, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
From the Los Angeles Times, the story of a high school track runner being disqualified at the state track championships for using a fire extinguisher.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The organization’s network is so deeply embedded in the right-of-center legal ecosystem that disqualifying its members would leave few viable alternatives.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 5 June 2025
Tangent Trump’s Bedminster club continues to serve alcohol nearly a year after New Jersey declined to renew its liquor license, citing questions over whether President Trump’s felony convictions disqualify him under state law.
—Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Hanna Park, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
From the Los Angeles Times, the story of a high school track runner being disqualified at the state track championships for using a fire extinguisher.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The organization’s network is so deeply embedded in the right-of-center legal ecosystem that disqualifying its members would leave few viable alternatives.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 5 June 2025
Tangent Trump’s Bedminster club continues to serve alcohol nearly a year after New Jersey declined to renew its liquor license, citing questions over whether President Trump’s felony convictions disqualify him under state law.
—Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
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This, Warden said, should invalidate the $22 million payment in 2021 because the creation of the bonds required approval by a supermajority of residents.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
14 June 2025
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By one estimate, 70% of the current NIL deals would be invalidated.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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The communist country's National Assembly passed a new amendment that nullifies families from having a two-child limit, according to state media.—
Nick Butler,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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Once signed, the pardons would nullify the Chrisleys' convictions and eliminate the remaining prison time and financial penalties.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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New York State law prohibits fully autonomous operation without a human driver in the car, thus forbidding the kind of driverless service Waymo provides in San Francisco and elsewhere.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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Illinois has long been a leader in privacy legislation, and its Biometric Information Privacy Act forbids the sale or exploitation of biometric data.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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