as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of disqualify
Both cars were ultimately disqualified from that race due to separate technical infringements.
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Luke Smith, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Lula’s Workers’ Party filed a suit, based on her reporting, that argued that Bolsonaro’s online manipulations disqualified his candidacy.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Several public opinion polls show support for the New Democrats in the single digits and some projections suggest its parliamentary representation could slide from 24 seats to below 12, which would disqualify the New Democrats as an official national party.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Any other provider with Planned Parenthood's track record would be disqualified from public funding.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Luke Smith, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Lula’s Workers’ Party filed a suit, based on her reporting, that argued that Bolsonaro’s online manipulations disqualified his candidacy.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Several public opinion polls show support for the New Democrats in the single digits and some projections suggest its parliamentary representation could slide from 24 seats to below 12, which would disqualify the New Democrats as an official national party.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Any other provider with Planned Parenthood's track record would be disqualified from public funding.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
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The minute California becomes a regional market, FERC has jurisdiction to invalidate our laws and any player in the regional market, including coal plant owners, can challenge our environmental laws.—
Jamie Court,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Pincus filed a brief on behalf of the American Public Health Association, which argued that invalidating the mandate could increase the cost of preventive care and the cost of health care overall, as patients would delay treatment for preventable diseases and emergencies.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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Moments later, another LAFC goal was nullified by an offside call.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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But surely, this quid pro quo defies all legal paths to citizenship: a truth that, in this climate, would nullify the rights of many Jewish, Italian, Irish, and other families living in our city today.—
Mark Treyger,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Ord also forbade any state money to be paid to the families of deceased Confederate soldiers if the same amounts were not also made available to the families of Union soldiers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Constitution explicitly forbids Congress from issuing bills of attainder—laws that single out individuals for punishment without trial.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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