eligible

adjective

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as in qualified

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Recent Examples of eligible To be eligible to play Power Four college sports now means to breathe; there are rumors that a group of ghosts from the 1907 Pitt Panthers is suing the NCAA to play another year. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026 Customers in Prime Air’s service areas will see the option for drone delivery on the Amazon website if their order is eligible. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Those players are automatically designated to return and are eligible to play beginning in Week 5. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Multiple outlets reported this week that White and fellow former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom would not be eligible for the draft. — Jackson Thompson , Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eligible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eligible
  1. qualified
  2. able
  3. capable
  4. skilled
  5. competent
  6. prepared
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  • Winegardner, a Lothian resident who once played professionally on the Hooters Tour for two years and qualified for a Nike Tour event, wants to tap into that thrill of competitive golf.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Despite recent scrutiny over his past associations and his history as Microsoft's CEO, Gates positions himself as a uniquely qualified messenger due to his tech background and philanthropic focus.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualified
Adjective
  • Sanctioning that deal was always dependent on Liverpool being able to recruit a suitable replacement for the Netherlands international at an acceptable price.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Though bleeding from the gunshot wounds, Piper was able to run inside.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of able
Adjective
  • Robert, throughout most of his career, has been capable of that.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That scoreboard is now misleading, because the same AI wave letting those companies shed jobs is handing thousands of capable people the time and the reason to build something of their own.
    — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of capable
Adjective
  • Medicare may cover up to 100 days of care in a skilled nursing facility following a qualifying hospital stay, according to KFF.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Tennis phenom Naomi Osaka is known not just as one of the sport’s most skilled players, but as one of its most boundary-pushing style stars.
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of skilled
Adjective
  • The world will become tragically, unbearably competent, a surface without a seam.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Schedule outlook The path to another major leap in 2026 is there for FIU, but the Panthers will have to navigate a schedule that features several competent Conference USA opponents.
    — Alejandro Hernandez, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of competent
Adjective
  • Thirty-five percent of employees believe they would be expected to reskill on their own if their roles were disrupted, and only 31% believe their organization is very prepared to respond to talent disruption.
    — Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Experts have cautioned that Iran’s repressive regime is unlikely to be swayed by the suffering of ordinary citizens and is prepared to wait out economic hardship longer than Americans can endure high gas prices.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
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“Eligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eligible. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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