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disqualified

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verb

past tense of disqualify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualified
Adjective
  • Someone who was born on September 4, 1933 could get the vaccine, while someone born just a week earlier on August 28, 1933 was ineligible.
    Christopher M. Worsham, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
  • As a fix, the officials set a cutoff date based on data that suggested the vaccine was more effective in those younger than age 80: anyone born before September 2, 1933, was ineligible for the vaccine, and anyone born on or after that date was eligible for at least one year.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But later, Georgia Judge Scott McAfee, who oversees the trial proceedings, invalidated that charge for other defendants in the case who did not plead guilty and challenged the count’s validity.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The arbitration award invalidated PRC claims to numerous features within the Philippines’ EEZ, including Scarborough Shoal.
    Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • That would leave the chamber stuck and unable to unlock the fast-track reconciliation process to bypass a filibuster.
    Peter Sullivan, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
  • With migrants now unable to seek legal ways of entering the U.S. through the asylum process, advocates anticipate that more will begin to risk their lives by attempting to enter illegally through more remote and dangerous terrain.
    Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But outside linebacker Keir Thomas, called up from the practice squad prior to the game, was called for an offsides penalty that nullified the play.
    Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The former Hart Trophy winner moved remarkably well, had a goal and two assists and made multiple physical and defensive plays that nullified injury concerns.
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Twins needed to bang their way to victories, but were incapable of doing so.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Does this mean that the CEO coach is not psychologically adept and incapable of digging deep?
    Dr. John Blakey, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • There were cries of a rotten system and in its recent lawsuit against the tennis authorities, the PTPA has belittled the current system as unfit for purpose.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Once a game has started, the lead umpire determines whether it should be suspended as well as when it can be resumed or terminated because of bad weather or unfit playing conditions.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The police department’s insufficient and incompetent investigation cannot stand.
    Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2025
  • After almost a year of being declared incompetent, her trial began in April 2023.
    Miguel Torres, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Disqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualified. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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