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Synonyms
able, capable, competent, equal, fit, good, suitable
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incompetent, inept, poor, unfit, unfitted, unqualified
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Nuno Espirito Santo's recruits qualified for the Europa League group stages on Thursday night courtesy of a 5-3 aggregate victory over Italian side Torino. — SI.com, "Everton vs Wolves Preview: Where to Watch, Buy Tickets, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News," 30 Aug. 2019 Yet for other nations, the changes sparked opportunity — Nigeria, Venezuela, Italy, and Japan all qualified for the first time since 2006, and Poland made the field for the first time since 1967. — Tim Reynolds, BostonGlobe.com, "Celtics quartet front and center as basketball World Cup begins," 30 Aug. 2019 Previous to the July 23 change, only undocumented immigrants who were caught 100 miles from the border and within two weeks of arriving qualified for expedited removal. — Jasmine Aguilera, Time, "The Trump Administration's New Expedited Removal Rule Is Expected To Start Sunday, Court Records Show," 30 Aug. 2019 Rockville went 7-4 last season and qualified for the Class M state playoffs for the first time since 1995 before losing to eventual champion St. Joseph in the first round. — Shawn Mcfarland, courant.com, "High school football: After first playoff appearance since 1995, Rockville looks to build on 2018 season," 26 Aug. 2019 Other candidates who’ve qualified for next month’s debate stuck mostly to their typical stump speeches. — Casey Tolan, The Mercury News, "Presidential candidates take swipes at DNC at party meeting in San Francisco," 23 Aug. 2019 Winters Mill and Westminster each qualified for states a year ago, with the Owls (657) placing sixth in 4A-3A and the Falcons (362) failing to make the cut after the 2A-1a semifinals. — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Fall sports previews: 3 things to watch for golf in 2019," 22 Aug. 2019 Another program asks people 50 or over to become qualified for clinical trials in advance. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "USC and UC San Diego try to move on after painful fight over Alzheimer’s institute," 18 Aug. 2019 Flaherty’s mother, Caroline, has for two years qualified for in-home care paid for by the state’s Medicaid program. — Jeff Stein, Washington Post, "‘This will be catastrophic’: Maine families face elder boom, worker shortage in preview of nation’s future," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'qualified.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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