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disqualified

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verb

past tense of disqualify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualified
Adjective
  • Tennessee Tech will be moving on to the NCAA tournament out of the Ohio Valley Conference by default as Lindenwood was ruled ineligible.
    Allison Smith, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • That's likely due to more people being found ineligible and falling off the program.
    Victoria Knight, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But later, Georgia Judge Scott McAfee, who oversees the trial proceedings, invalidated that charge for other defendants in the case who did not plead guilty and challenged the count’s validity.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The arbitration award invalidated PRC claims to numerous features within the Philippines’ EEZ, including Scarborough Shoal.
    Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • For those looking to become members, but have previously been unable to find the time to schedule the appointment, several pop-ups in New York City this spring can provide the opportunity.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Residents of Gaza are currently unable to leave on their own because the border crossing into Egypt is closed.
    Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But outside linebacker Keir Thomas, called up from the practice squad prior to the game, was called for an offsides penalty that nullified the play.
    Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The former Hart Trophy winner moved remarkably well, had a goal and two assists and made multiple physical and defensive plays that nullified injury concerns.
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The type of flexible thinking that Maresca and his dogma is totally incapable of.
    Thom Harris, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
  • In those moments, the human element that leaders bring to the table—sometimes referred to as their gut instinct—provides guidance that data is incapable of delivering.
    Anar Mammadov, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These individuals—who meet all military requirements, are deployed worldwide, and serve with distinction—are now labeled unfit based on a characteristic that has nothing to do with their abilities or performance.
    Carlos Del Toro, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • When the Gulf War broke out in 1990, many staffers resisted covering it at all, deeming it a jingoistic exercise unfit for media participation.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Long Bright River, whose eight-episode season will stream in full on March 13, is neither a transcendent nor an incompetent example of this type of show.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Of course, people love making memes that portray their political adversaries as hapless and incompetent.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Disqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualified. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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