as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of disqualify
But if the Supreme Court upholds the guilty verdict before a snap election is held, Lee will be disqualified from running, and the Democrats will suddenly be without an obvious front-runner.
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John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
One of the organizers of the gathering was Vicki Sykes, a 58-year-old poll worker, who had been surprised one evening in early January to receive a call from a voting rights advocate informing her that her ballot was among those Griffin was attempting to disqualify.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 27 Jan. 2025
Tully wrote the Illinois Election Code does not explicitly require statements of candidacy and nomination petitions be bound together, and therefore Fields should not be disqualified from seeking office.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Reed argued that these allegations, which include accusations of drunkenness and potentially violent behavior toward Hegseth's second wife, Samantha, should disqualify him from the position.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
One of the organizers of the gathering was Vicki Sykes, a 58-year-old poll worker, who had been surprised one evening in early January to receive a call from a voting rights advocate informing her that her ballot was among those Griffin was attempting to disqualify.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 27 Jan. 2025
Tully wrote the Illinois Election Code does not explicitly require statements of candidacy and nomination petitions be bound together, and therefore Fields should not be disqualified from seeking office.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Reed argued that these allegations, which include accusations of drunkenness and potentially violent behavior toward Hegseth's second wife, Samantha, should disqualify him from the position.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
Verb
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And if the cartridge damages something in your printer, your warranty could be invalidated.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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But a late December ruling invalidated a Democrat's residency in a heavily Democratic district, temporarily granting Republicans a 67-66 advantage until a special election restores the tie.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Yoon lifted the declaration after the National Assembly passed an emergency motion nullifying it several hours later.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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However, the General Assembly, aided by Jones in his role as state representative, passed a law nullifying the referendum.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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The weather was bad enough that MassDOT dropped the speed limit on the pike and forbid tandem trucks from the road.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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The order is expected to have little national impact because COVID-19 vaccine mandates have mostly been dropped at schools and colleges across the United States, and many states have passed legislation forbidding such mandates.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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