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Recent Examples of eligible
Allen, a 6-foot-5 two-time DiRenna Award winner, will be the only Jayhawk to practice but not be eligible to play in games, Self stated after Monday’s 94-51 season-opening victory over Green Bay at Allen Fieldhouse.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Parolees, who previously would be eligible after a 5-year waiting period, are also no longer able to receive SNAP benefits.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The Browns kept running back Jerome Ford, who’s probably not in the team’s future plans and is also eligible for free agency in March.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
The Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, can help eligible households cover a portion of their electricity bills.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Parolees, who previously would be eligible after a 5-year waiting period, are also no longer able to receive SNAP benefits.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The Browns kept running back Jerome Ford, who’s probably not in the team’s future plans and is also eligible for free agency in March.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
The Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, can help eligible households cover a portion of their electricity bills.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eligible
Adjective
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Yes, Indiana likely would’ve qualified for the CFP had Cooper’s heel landed out of bounds and Indiana lost.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Indeed the Wildcats by topping the Jayhawks qualified for a bowl game.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And as Semafor previously reported, Axel Springer’s top target internally is the Wall Street Journal, should the company ever be able to pry it out of NewsCorp’s hands.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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In the not too-distant future, or maybe just around the corner, AI might be able to issue a saleable version of Helm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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During this time frame, a narrow, intense lake-effect snow band, only about 10 miles wide, will be capable of thunder, wind gusts near 35 mph and near-zero visibility at its peak.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Hurzeler’s Brighton in 2024-25 could be free-scoring and capable of staging immense comebacks.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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No army in history seemed ever to have been more ragged and motley and mongrel and polyglot than the Continental, rich and poor, learned and illiterate, from boys to old men, skilled and unskilled, born all over the world, speaking dozens of languages, believing in different gods and in no god.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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China is increasingly leading the US as the center of global research, and cuts and restrictions on skilled migration are hampering Washington’s fightback.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Trident routinely cooperates with any competent authority which requests information.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lots of teams put up competent — and even explosive — offenses every week.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Yet, fewer than one in seven companies are fully prepared to adopt AI at scale.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Exit readiness refers to being strategically prepared for a sale or public offering, highlighting strong performance, credible growth potential, and operational improvements to attract buyers.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Eligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eligible. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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