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Recent Examples of disqualify
To Cuomo, Mamdani is a young man in a hurry whose lack of experience should disqualify him from leading America's largest city.
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
The fact that an artist has different political views from the president shouldn’t disqualify them from performing at the Super Bowl.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
Chris Cuomo can’t revive his bid to disqualify the arbitrator overseeing his $125 million claim against CNN, a New York appeals court has ruled.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Across an 88-page affidavit, Bederow makes numerous allegations regarding the prosecution of his client in support of motions to have the indictments dismissed and to disqualify special Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Mello from the case.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
The fact that an artist has different political views from the president shouldn’t disqualify them from performing at the Super Bowl.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
Chris Cuomo can’t revive his bid to disqualify the arbitrator overseeing his $125 million claim against CNN, a New York appeals court has ruled.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Across an 88-page affidavit, Bederow makes numerous allegations regarding the prosecution of his client in support of motions to have the indictments dismissed and to disqualify special Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Mello from the case.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
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This week also saw big news from the quantum startup Quantinuum, and DARPA announced eleven companies advanced to the second stage of its quantum benchmarking initiative, which aims to either validate or invalidate the approaches taken by companies in the program.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The issue is not me … Do not invalidate [Nia’s] experience by trying to shift the blame on her mother.—
Tanisha Bhat,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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As a result, much of the original's monotony was nullified, but what about the rest?—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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If granted, those petitions nullify asylum-seekers' claims and clear the way for them to be deported to third countries, absent any appeals.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2025
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Grok’s terms of use specifically forbid the sexualization or exploitation of children.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026
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In June 2023, Scott-Miller opened her brick-and-mortar bookstore, Liberation Station, in the downtown section of Raleigh, North Carolina—an intentional selection, because Black people were once forbidden from checking out books in the area’s library.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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