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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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The Bills were fighting for a playoff spot in December 1975 when head linesman Jerry Bergman whistled a play dead, nullifying a fumble by the Dolphins' Mercury Morris.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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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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Her agents in Chicago have used chemical sprays on protesters multiple times despite a court order forbidding them from doing so.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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However, Peled’s move challenges the longstanding status quo forbidding Jewish worship at the site, due to a combination of prohibitions imposed by the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf and Orthodox rabbis.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Disqualifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualifying. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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