disqualify

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Recent Examples of disqualify The Athletic reserves the right to disqualify any participant who violates these Terms or whom The Athletic reasonably believes has attempted to compromise the integrity or fair operation of the Competition. — Mathieu Clavie, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for disqualify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Individuals could be targeted for an inquiry, but federal law forbids late purges of the voters rolls.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The bill actually forbids a return to the historic model of amateur sports where athletes are not paid.
    — Sen. Rand Paul OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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