as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of disqualify
Hamilton finished sixth — then got disqualified after his car failed a post-race technical check.
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Luke Smith, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton has been disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix after his car, the SF-25, failed to meet the FIA's minimum plank thickness requirements.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
The nullification of his diploma disqualifies Imamoglu from running for president, and the terrorism charge removes him from the mayor’s office.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
In an escalation of the Trump administration's attacks on courts, the Justice Department on Friday asked for the judge who ruled against it over an executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie to be disqualified, questioning her impartiality.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Luke Smith, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton has been disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix after his car, the SF-25, failed to meet the FIA's minimum plank thickness requirements.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
The nullification of his diploma disqualifies Imamoglu from running for president, and the terrorism charge removes him from the mayor’s office.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
In an escalation of the Trump administration's attacks on courts, the Justice Department on Friday asked for the judge who ruled against it over an executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie to be disqualified, questioning her impartiality.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
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But in a surprising decision in 2023, the high court declined an invitation to reshape Section 2 of the landmark voting law and invalidated Alabama's congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers after the 2020 Census.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Omitting such differences, however, can sometimes be decisive in invalidating the final evaluation, which can lead to systematic distortions in reasoning, influencing the resulting judgments and decisions.—
Cristian Randieri,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Critics of the Trump administration say its efforts to nullify the agency will cripple American influence overseas and carry devastating effects for some of the most vulnerable populations in the world, which relied on U.S. funding for health care, food, and other basic needs.—
Will Steakin,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Judges are now appointing themselves as head of the Bureau of Prisons to nullify election results.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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So the government went to the big bosses in Beijing, who decreed that, in fact, the Hong Kong government could forbid the lawyer.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Specifically cited in the report was that training exercises at off-site properties must avoid any property damage and live fire training in buildings contracted by the county is forbidden.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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