Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualifying
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Oral arguments suggested that a majority of the court believes the administration exceeded its authority, potentially invalidating tariffs that account for a significant portion of the effective rate increases seen this year.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
18 Dec. 2025 -
The Other Wife is a novel about a messy as hell bi woman, Zuzu, who is married to another woman, has a child with her, and still has feelings for a man from her past (all without invalidating her sexuality)!—
Ana Osorno,
Them.,
21 Nov. 2025
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But the Sharks also had two goals called back, one for a high stick on Philipp Kurashev in the first period and another in the second period after Alexander Wennberg was determined to be offside following a Devils challenge, nullifying a Jeff Skinner goal.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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Sunny Hills needed one more stop to escape with a win and appeared to come away with an interception by Pierce Sandle, however, the Lancers were flagged for a late hit on Fullerton quarterback Sergio Andrade, nullifying the interception and the drive continued.—
David Delgado,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the pastor seems to know that merely forbidding corpse-killing is not enough to stop it.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Nora goes on to wonder how Agnes turned out stable in such a forbidding household.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Disqualifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualifying. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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