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Recent Examples of disqualify
Significant assets may disqualify you from CNC status, even if your monthly cash flow is limited.
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Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
However, previously owning a card (say, the Amex Business Platinum) won’t automatically disqualify you from earning a welcome bonus with the Amex Business Gold card.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
That doesn’t disqualify it from cult status down the line.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
Income limits can disqualify higher earners from direct contributions.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
However, previously owning a card (say, the Amex Business Platinum) won’t automatically disqualify you from earning a welcome bonus with the Amex Business Gold card.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
That doesn’t disqualify it from cult status down the line.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
Income limits can disqualify higher earners from direct contributions.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
Verb
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If so, that could invalidate the map voters narrowly approved Tuesday.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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If so, that could invalidate the map voters narrowly approved Tuesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Of course, Montana’s selection that year more or less nullified any criticism.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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In the film, the sisters nullify the hex by holding an exorcism on the spirit of Gillian’s abusive boyfriend, whom the sisters previously killed.—
Katie Simons,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The proposal would burden doctors with giving parents a highly detailed consent statement to be prepared by boards of medicine and osteopathic medicine, and forbid health authorities to order vaccinations during outbreaks of familiar or new deadly diseases.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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As far as forbidding a hairstyle in general goes, Silva sort of gets it.—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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