as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of disqualify
Rather than plummeting in the polls, or being disqualified, Mel's campaign saw a surge in support after his death.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Officials noted that his criminal history includes convictions on state level assault, burglary, and larceny charges, which disqualify him from having a firearm.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
Stiles, who now lives in Horizon West, knew her condition would disqualify her from the Navy, and so did the most senior enlisted sailor on Bush, Command Master Chief Huben Phillips.
—Noelle Wiehe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Another unfortunately common occurrence is an inheritance that disqualifies a disabled beneficiary from receiving government benefits.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Officials noted that his criminal history includes convictions on state level assault, burglary, and larceny charges, which disqualify him from having a firearm.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
Stiles, who now lives in Horizon West, knew her condition would disqualify her from the Navy, and so did the most senior enlisted sailor on Bush, Command Master Chief Huben Phillips.
—Noelle Wiehe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Another unfortunately common occurrence is an inheritance that disqualifies a disabled beneficiary from receiving government benefits.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
Verb
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The agency's rule, narrowly approved by the commission along party lines in April 2024, would have invalidated nearly all existing noncompetes and banned new ones except in rare circumstances.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Historically, and even to date, trans people have faced pushback from some cisgender people in the community who believe that the fight for trans rights will invalidate their own struggles.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
29 Aug. 2025
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Pauses, negotiations, and now the legal questions facing the administration’s tariff program mean that the substantive impacts of these tariffs (as opposed to the psychological shock of the announcements) have not yet been felt – and may not be if the courts nullify these measures.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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But the County Commission then voted to nullify the preservation board’s move, Stander recalled.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Students see the subject itself as inherently forbidding because of its abstract nature.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
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The court forbade companies from classifying workers as independent contractors except in narrow circumstances.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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