as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of disqualify
Chandler and her lawyers filed nearly 400 motions, including ones requesting a change of judge, to retain an investigator, for her bond to be reduced, and to disqualify the Shawnee County District Attorney's Office.
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Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
He recently was told by the state Department of Health he would be disqualified because of the charges, according to Goldberger.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025
As a result, they were disqualified and each car was slapped with a hefty $100,000 fine.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Push to pass is supposed to be disabled on restarts, but Newgarden and teammate Scott McLaughlin both used it during the season opener in St. Petersburg, Fla., and were later disqualified.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
He recently was told by the state Department of Health he would be disqualified because of the charges, according to Goldberger.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025
As a result, they were disqualified and each car was slapped with a hefty $100,000 fine.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Push to pass is supposed to be disabled on restarts, but Newgarden and teammate Scott McLaughlin both used it during the season opener in St. Petersburg, Fla., and were later disqualified.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
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China claims virtually the entire South China Sea, a key global trade and security route despite a 2016 international arbitration ruling initiated by the Philippines that invalidated those expansive claims based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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The decision would also invalidate a 10% tariff imposed on goods from nearly all countries.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
29 May 2025
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The decision to disburse these funds unfolded under circumstances rarely discussed in public due to a confidentiality arrangement that, as far as I’m concerned, has been nullified by the cancellations.—
Eric Kohn,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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Judges might nullify the provision in new cases by setting bond at a token $1, but the administration surely would challenge that.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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The ban was introduced in 2024, when cities were forbidden from lighting up their bridges with rainbows for Pride, red for Sickle Cell Awareness, and/or orange for gun safety awareness.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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There’s also a haunted room, one which our hero is forbidden to enter and that eventually offers Teen Chuck (Jacob Tremblay) a vision of things to come.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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