as in suitable
having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance
the candidate has demonstrated that he is amply qualified for the position
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as in modified
to limit the meaning of (as a noun)
qualifying the noun "adventure" in the title of your story with a descriptive adjective would make it more attention-grabbing
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as in equipped
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function
raising five children has qualified her to be an advice columnist on parenting
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as in authorized
to give a right to
this coupon qualifies the bearer for an extra 15% off the discounted price
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as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
passing the state bar exam will qualify you to practice law
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Recent Examples of qualified
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
Entering the season, Eastern Michigan had never even qualified for the NCAA regionals, never even thinking of reaching the 30-team national championship tournament.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
The Eagles reached the NCAAs for the first time this year, then rallied to be among eight teams that qualified for match play.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
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Adjective
Hayden qualified with 1,361 signatures, and Champion with 1,455, according to the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
Entering the season, Eastern Michigan had never even qualified for the NCAA regionals, never even thinking of reaching the 30-team national championship tournament.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
The Atlanta Dream are off to a strong start after acquiring Reese from the Chicago Sky in what qualified as a blockbuster WNBA trade.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
The Eagles reached the NCAAs for the first time this year, then rallied to be among eight teams that qualified for match play.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualified
Adjective
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The days of that being a suitable workaround might be in the rearview mirror.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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When sediment flow is disrupted, riverbeds can be simplified and less suitable for spawning, while altered temperatures and flow reduce habitat diversity.—
Radina Gigova,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
Verb
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The Orange County district attorney, Todd Spitzer, announced it as a win in his crackdown on parents who let their children illegally ride e-motorcycles or modified e-bikes.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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After his exit from the latter midway through last year in the fallout of the cheating scandal at Indianapolis, where Penske was found to have illegally modified two of its cars after qualifying, McLaren swooped in to secure Moyer’s services.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
Verb
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The property is equipped with a heating system.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Once in the water, where crocodiles have the home-ground advantage, large mammals become clumsy, oxygen-limited and vulnerable to rotational forces they are poorly equipped to resist.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Bills worth $250 are not yet authorized.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Police are not searching for a suspect and early evidence points to a multiple murder-suicide, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the incident but not authorized to speak publicly.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Military historians often consider the Higgins boat one of the key logistical inventions that enabled large-scale amphibious warfare in the 20th century.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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The Missguided expansion enabled by the accelerator has scaled the brand to more than 160 countries in two years.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Research in organizational psychology shows that people are more likely to trust and remember professionals perceived as genuinely competent than those perceived as primarily self-promoting.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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For the child who is a competent swimmer, eyes-reach supervision is the next step.—
Laura Berrios,
AJC.com,
19 May 2026
Verb
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How has your background prepared you to manage the fiscal health of the county’s school districts?—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Leaders everywhere were fearful of military action but still prepared for conflict in ways that almost guaranteed that, if hostilities were to break out in Europe, the Great Powers would get involved.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
Verb
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And as Paul pointed out, there was a scandal out of the Netherlands in which the use of a biased algorithm was responsible for tens of thousands of people who were denied or forced to pay back benefits to which they were entitled.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Gillie described his friend as an ardent supporter of free speech who would regularly espouse the right that everyone is entitled to their opinion free from harm.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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“Qualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualified. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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