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disqualify

verb

Definition of disqualifynext
as in to invalidate

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Recent Examples of disqualify In May, the Kentucky Supreme Court denied Bevin's request to disqualify Johnson. — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026 Minogue, along with the MassGOP, the state’s two RNC committee members, and other Republicans across Massachusetts had criticized Shortsleeve and Oliver for working with the Democratic Party to disqualify a fellow Republican. — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Receiving benefits alone will not automatically disqualify someone, according to the administration, but it can be considered as part of the overall assessment. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 This does not disqualify them as potential reality stars — far from it! — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disqualify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
  1. invalidate
  2. nullify
  3. forbid
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  • Those admissions would not, by themselves, invalidate the verdict.
    — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • These actions further erase and invalidate the contributions of women, Black service members and other service members of color.
    — Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of invalidate
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  • His appellate legal team has been aggressively searching for any and every legal avenue that would overturn the judge’s sentence, nullify the jury’s guilty verdict, or even discredit the very criminal law that Combs was prosecuted under.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, competing ballot measures that would nullify Prop 40 also have majority support.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of nullify
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  • Greek courts have upheld the claim that extradition of Greek nationals is forbidden.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The filmmaker contrasts her bucolic nature scenes with shots of the giant ships passing by and the interiors and exteriors of the factories located near the island, belching smoke and lit up at night like a forbidding theme park.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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