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Recent Examples of disqualified
Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Patterson initially was charged with one count of election fraud — voting by disqualified person, which is a Class I felony and punishable by not more than $10,000, or imprisoned up to 3½ years, or both.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025
She was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, fail to stop and assist after vehicle impact causing death and driving a motor vehicle with a disqualified license, stated the NSW release.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The rules will apply to any student loan payments made after July 1, 2026, so borrowers working for disqualified employers will not have any of their payments counted toward loan forgiveness if they’re made after that date.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The disqualified angler, whose identity has not been made public, was reportedly in first place and looking at $100,000 in prize money.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Patterson initially was charged with one count of election fraud — voting by disqualified person, which is a Class I felony and punishable by not more than $10,000, or imprisoned up to 3½ years, or both.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025
She was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, fail to stop and assist after vehicle impact causing death and driving a motor vehicle with a disqualified license, stated the NSW release.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The rules will apply to any student loan payments made after July 1, 2026, so borrowers working for disqualified employers will not have any of their payments counted toward loan forgiveness if they’re made after that date.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualified
Adjective
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He was booked at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center near Elk Grove and deemed ineligible for bail.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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The former president is ineligible and will not be allowed to take a public role in any campaign.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But lawyers for the RNC urged the Supreme Court to uphold the 5th Circuit decision that invalidated Mississippi's law, arguing that the election ends when the ballot box is closed, not when voters make their selection.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Puerto Ricans experienced this firsthand in 2010, when the Puerto Rican government invalidated all birth certificates issued before that year in order to combat identity theft.—
Delmarie Alicea,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Defender Luka Vuskovic’s long-range shot ricocheted off a defender, and Colombian goalkeeper Camilo Vargas was unable to stop it from hitting the back of the net.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Since the blockade, virtually everyone on the island has lost power in blackouts that, at one point, lasted 20 hours; three grids have broken down in four months; hospitals have been unable to function.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Instead, the French — World Cup winners in 1998 and 2018, as well as runners-up in both 2006 and 2022 — nullified Brazil’s aggressive press and strode to victory behind goals from stars Kylian Mbappe and Hugo Ekitike.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Many in Iowa were aghast at the 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act that effectively nullified the agreement.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Both view the Lebanese government as still completely incapable of disarming Hezbollah, though both were shocked at the new assertiveness of Beirut as seen by Tuesday’s banishment of Iran’s ambassador.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Unfortunately, her plot confines these characters to another narrow set of roles, and most of them are portrayed as incapable of leaving their cage.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One of the panelists was Peter Beinart, the writer whose book had been deemed unfit for study at Beth El.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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There’s a longstanding debate about the relative health effects of being overweight versus being aerobically unfit.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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To this day, no court has found Newman is incompetent.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2026
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Court documents show Lloyd has been found incompetent to stand trial multiple times in Hennepin County for charges of stalking.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Disqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualified. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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