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
Any school found in violation could potentially be ineligible for federal funding.
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Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
People who are on strike and foreigners living in the U.S. without authorization are ineligible.
—Benjamin Chrisinger, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
Under current law, spending SNAP benefits on ineligible items is a crime.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The researchers also attempted to recruit other ineligible Kaiser members.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
People who are on strike and foreigners living in the U.S. without authorization are ineligible.
—Benjamin Chrisinger, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
Under current law, spending SNAP benefits on ineligible items is a crime.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The researchers also attempted to recruit other ineligible Kaiser members.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Ineligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineligible. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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