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
City officials and employees are ineligible, and applicants must not be related to a committee member.
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Narbonne is ineligible for the playoffs in 2025. . .
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Trump signed an executive order to eliminate federal benefits for undocumented immigrants, but most of them are ineligible for such benefits already.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Most undocumented immigrants are already ineligible for federal benefits including Social Security and food benefits for low-income families, which the order acknowledges.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Narbonne is ineligible for the playoffs in 2025. . .
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Trump signed an executive order to eliminate federal benefits for undocumented immigrants, but most of them are ineligible for such benefits already.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Most undocumented immigrants are already ineligible for federal benefits including Social Security and food benefits for low-income families, which the order acknowledges.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Ineligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineligible. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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