as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of disqualify
The losing bidder, First United American Companies, a firm with business ties to Jones, wants the judge to disqualify The Onion's offer and name it the winner instead.
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Tovia Smith, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
On the contrary, two individuals influenced by anti-Trump rhetoric even attempted to assassinate him rather than waiting for liberal prosecutors to disqualify him through legal means.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Trump’s nominee for head of DEA should be disqualified for ordering the arrest a pastor who defied COVID lockdowns.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Voters decided that was appealing—or at least not disqualifying—and chose to give Trump the keys again.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Tovia Smith, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
On the contrary, two individuals influenced by anti-Trump rhetoric even attempted to assassinate him rather than waiting for liberal prosecutors to disqualify him through legal means.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Trump’s nominee for head of DEA should be disqualified for ordering the arrest a pastor who defied COVID lockdowns.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Voters decided that was appealing—or at least not disqualifying—and chose to give Trump the keys again.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
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Under current law, if an elector signs a petition multiple times, all of their signatures are invalidated.Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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The law was passed by Congress, so a president cannot unilaterally invalidate it.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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An umpire nullified a home run by Kansas City’s George Brett because Brett’s bat was coated in too much pine tar, which can improve a batter’s grip.Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lawmakers in several states have already initiated or indicated plans to alter or nullify certain results.Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Antiochus forbade Jews to practice their religion and demanded all copies of the Jewish Law be burned.Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
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No figgy pudding or, God forbid, baked ham, but black-and-white cookies, lox and bagels, brisket, latkes, babka and kichel.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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