as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of disqualify
Applicants are carefully screened and are disqualified from the program if they have been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors.
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Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
And in Georgia, where Mr. Trump is accused of trying to overturn the state’s 2020 election results, an appeals court has disqualified the local prosecutor, delaying the case indefinitely.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Following a court ruling disqualifying a DFL representative-elect from Roseville over residency issues, the House will start the session with a 67-66, one-vote Republican majority.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2025
Since his election victory, his two federal cases have been dismissed, and his Georgia charges remain in limbo after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) was disqualified from the case.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
And in Georgia, where Mr. Trump is accused of trying to overturn the state’s 2020 election results, an appeals court has disqualified the local prosecutor, delaying the case indefinitely.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Following a court ruling disqualifying a DFL representative-elect from Roseville over residency issues, the House will start the session with a 67-66, one-vote Republican majority.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2025
Since his election victory, his two federal cases have been dismissed, and his Georgia charges remain in limbo after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) was disqualified from the case.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
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Citing South Korean law, Korea Zinc claimed Young Poong’s voting rights were invalidated under that structure.—
Daisuke Wakabayashi,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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When the Dodgers won a championship during the height of a global pandemic in 2020, most fans chose to invalidate the team's success.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Trump also nullified Biden’s decision to eliminate a list of sanctioned Cuban military companies and hotels.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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The score was nullified by a holding penalty on Humphrey.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Especially since active duty troops are forbidden from doing law enforcement under the Posse Comitatus Act.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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The executive order does not mention key Trump campaign promises like banning gender-affirming care for minors or forbidding trans youth from competing on school sports teams that align with their gender.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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