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Recent Examples of eligible
Only seven current employees are eligible for the program.
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Linh Ta, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Bong wasn’t eligible for personal recognition that night, but attended to support his cast.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward for information leading to the prosecution of those responsible, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
Not everyone who loses a job is eligible for jobless benefits, and this includes certain contract workers.
—Dan Burns, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Linh Ta, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Bong wasn’t eligible for personal recognition that night, but attended to support his cast.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward for information leading to the prosecution of those responsible, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
Not everyone who loses a job is eligible for jobless benefits, and this includes certain contract workers.
—Dan Burns, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eligible
Adjective
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Most are highly qualified, with years of experience.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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The same rate of 21 cents per mile applies for specific moving purposes for qualified active-duty members of the Armed Forces.—
Susan Tompor,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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While the asteroid won't again be observable from Earth until June 2028, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be able to study it in March from orbit.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Hawk-Eye is working behind the scenes tracking every pitch, but teams will only be able to call on it twice per game as a challenge to the home plate umpire.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The curtain dropped to reveal a massive electric mining truck capable of hauling 240 metric tons of material.—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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The United States would remain capable of rallying a counterbalancing coalition to impede any potential Chinese bid for political and military supremacy in Asia.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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For highly skilled job seekers, the choice is obvious.—
Sarah Elk,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Truly skilled, effective coaches don’t need to call their players names and berate them for messing up and know that doing so makes players afraid to take risks and be creative, critical parts of being a great soccer player.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Ti is a competent high-end graphics card dunked into a soon-to-be highly competitive market segment.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Feb. 2025
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Trust has value, and the stocks of companies led by reputable CEOs with competent management teams can trade at premium valuations.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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Is Trump prepared to do this and risk angering Moscow, which has already ruled out the idea of foreign troops in Ukraine? Look out also next week to see if either leader shows up in the Oval Office with an offer to raise their own defense spending — to impress their host.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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Even before George exposed the truth about the Zero Day attack, Alex was prepared to turn herself in and accept the consequences.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Eligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eligible. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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