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as in modifying
to limit the meaning of (as a noun)
qualifying the noun "adventure" in the title of your story with a descriptive adjective would make it more attention-grabbing
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as in preparing
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function
raising five children has qualified her to be an advice columnist on parenting
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as in entitling
to give a right to
this coupon qualifies the bearer for an extra 15% off the discounted price
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as in enabling
to give official or legal power to
passing the state bar exam will qualify you to practice law
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Recent Examples of qualifying
Eligibility is tightly defined by performance thresholds, with only chips operating below specific limits qualifying for case-by-case review.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
The provision applies only to qualifying cash tips.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
The moving expense deduction is now exclusively for qualifying active-duty members of the Armed Forces and members of the intelligence community.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
States draw down the federal funding that eventually reaches child care providers who serve families qualifying for financial assistance.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
Rather than qualifying her freelancing, Miller doubled down.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
That might involve qualified charitable distributions, or QCDs, which allow retirees to transfer funds from a pretax retirement account directly to a qualifying nonprofit.
—Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
After all the hype around his arrival at Ferrari, he was comfortably beaten by teammate Charles Leclerc in both the standings (just one place, but 86 points) and average pace comparisons in qualifying (the average gap between the two Ferraris in 2025 was almost two-tenths of a second).
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Something to savor The national title game is more than a week away as UM pulled off the improbable after barely qualifying for the playoffs.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualifying
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Because confinement of the plasma in a stellarator is driven solely by the external magnets, modifying the shape and strength of the fields has a major impact on performance.—
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Through the City of Yes, Garodnick raised the bar on community engagement, leading extensive conversations with every group affected, finding consensus and modifying policy to expand housing in NYC — a feat many once thought impossible.—
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The Packers are preparing for a wild-card game Saturday night in Chicago.—
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Listen to Glaser discuss preparing to host the 2026 Golden Globes on Ripa's podcast episode above.—
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The superintendent, general counsel and chief auditor qualify for the supplements due to provisions in their contracts entitling them to the same increases as other administrative staff, officials said.—
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The complaint alleges Johnson failed to disclose restricted stock units entitling him to 330,000 shares in his January 2024 bankruptcy petition.—
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The system comes preloaded with a vision–language–action (VLA) large model and more than 10,000 real-world data samples, enabling it to perform complex tasks without extensive setup or calibration.—
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Each one grew up in a home that required her to curry favor with volatile and inconstant parents—a menacing father figure, a recessive and enabling mother—and each found a fragile safety in her caretakers’ occasional good will.—
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Monument Health plans to use the bond proceeds for acquiring, constructing, renovating, expanding and equipping various health care facilities in the Black Hills region, according to a public notice of the bonding package.—
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Its safety initiatives, which about 15% of its staff work on, include using machine learning to identify and remove offending content and equipping community moderators to uphold its policies, its website shows.—
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According to multiple sources inside and outside Venezuela, Cabello has effectively halted the prisoner release process by blocking the execution of court orders authorizing their freedom — a move that underscores the depth of the internal rupture.—
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The letter details other claims of favoritism and disregard for recent board directives to curb spending, like attempting to hire for vacant positions and authorizing overtime expenditures despite the hiring and overtime freeze enacted in the board approved fiscal solvency plan.—
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While the primary goal is empowering those with mobility impairments, the implications of a powerless eye-tracker are many.—
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Today is shaped by the Sun and Venus connecting in your sign, empowering your sense of self with warm confidence.—
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The academy, located near College Parkway and State Avenue, is primarily tasked with training new recruits but also provides ongoing professional development and training.—
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Rothstein suggested 30 to 60 minutes of strength training two to three days per week, and an additional two to three days of Pilates.—
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“Qualifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualifying. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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