as in disqualified
not allowed to do or be something
Previously ineligible patients may now be able to participate in the study. She was ineligible for the contest.
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Recent Examples of ineligible
In 2024, nearly 40% of disputes submitted to IDR were identified as ineligible under the NSA because, among other reasons, the providers were in-network or the patients were insured by Medicaid or Medicare.
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James Gelfand, STAT, 20 Mar. 2026
The report says that Profar will be suspended for 162 games, will be ineligible for the postseason, and will forfeit his $15 million salary.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The man who shot the gun is being booked for possession of a firearm by an ineligible person.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
Yanez is one of potentially thousands of hairdressers, barbers, electricians and HVAC professionals across Texas who are ineligible to obtain or renew professional licenses after the state agency added the requirement in late January.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
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James Gelfand, STAT, 20 Mar. 2026
The report says that Profar will be suspended for 162 games, will be ineligible for the postseason, and will forfeit his $15 million salary.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The man who shot the gun is being booked for possession of a firearm by an ineligible person.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
Yanez is one of potentially thousands of hairdressers, barbers, electricians and HVAC professionals across Texas who are ineligible to obtain or renew professional licenses after the state agency added the requirement in late January.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineligible
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The disqualified angler, whose identity has not been made public, was reportedly in first place and looking at $100,000 in prize money.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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Patterson initially was charged with one count of election fraud — voting by disqualified person, which is a Class I felony and punishable by not more than $10,000, or imprisoned up to 3½ years, or both.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
20 Nov. 2025
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One of the panelists was Peter Beinart, the writer whose book had been deemed unfit for study at Beth El.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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There’s a longstanding debate about the relative health effects of being overweight versus being aerobically unfit.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
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The venerable American clan at the center of the narrator’s reminiscences are wholly unfitted to the modern world and no longer endowed with the fortune that one of them brought home long ago on clipper ships.—
Daniel Akst,
WSJ,
2 Sep. 2022
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“Ineligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineligible. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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