qualifying

verb

present participle of qualify
1
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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2
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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3
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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4
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 The Pride has now lost two straight without Barbra Banda, who is set to return next week after Zambia was knocked out of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations World Cup qualifying tournament. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026 The group competed in a women’s World Cup qualifying tournament in March, where the team went 5-0. — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026 After the 120th qualifying PSLF payment, the borrower would be entitled to have their student loans discharged. — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 And because the system isn’t truly portable, gig workers who work for different platforms have more trouble qualifying. — Jacob Lederman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 Now, cities and counties can only receive this funding during the first 180 days after a qualifying disaster has been declared. — Linh Tat, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Someone who qualifies as a qualifying child can’t also be claimed as a qualifying relative. — Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026 Second, fewer children receiving SNAP can also block school districts from qualifying for the Community Eligibility Provision, or CEP. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 It’s expected to receive an awards-qualifying theatrical release earlier in November but won’t play on the big screen nationwide. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualifying
  1. modifying
  2. preparing
  3. entitling
  4. enabling
  5. equipping
  6. authorizing
  7. empowering
  8. training
Verb
  • Kim also accused the United States of enabling Japan’s military buildup by supplying Tomahawk missiles, modifying vessels for their operation and supporting the missile tests.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Kan highlights cautious optimism from new diagnostic blood tests and disease-modifying drugs, and stresses lifestyle changes as the most accessible path to brain health.
    — Sue Peschin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of modifying
Verb
  • Two years after April 8, 2024’s North American eclipse, NASA is once again preparing to broadcast one of nature’s greatest spectacles live.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • While the summer focuses on prepared foods, the Toupses also do holiday drop-offs during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even Valentine’s Day that provide ingredients for preparing festive meals at home.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of preparing
Verb
  • The ruling gave hijras official status as a minority community, entitling them to various forms of government assistance.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
  • 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.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
Definition of entitling
Verb
  • This data empowers stronger salary negotiations, enabling employees to support their requests with market evidence and demonstrated impact.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to clearing the deal, culture secretary Nandy has ditched plans to bring forward secondary legislation enabling Ofcom to examine how the Paramount-WBD deal would impact streaming services.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of enabling
Verb
  • Too often, organizations promote high-performing individual contributors into managerial roles without equipping them with the emotional intelligence or structural tools needed to lead inclusively.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • All told, $875,000 worth of computer hardware loaned by Silicon Graphics, $350,000 worth from Apple and some $500,000 in additional hardware and software went into equipping both the set and off-stage control room.
    — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of equipping
Verb
  • But in June, the Council passed a bill by Manhattan Democrat Gale Brewer re-authorizing the Sanitation Department to once again start slapping the overstaying cars with stickers.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The other would direct lawmakers to repeal the state’s individual income tax while authorizing a state sales tax expansion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorizing
Verb
  • The solution lies in leaders actively protecting, promoting, and empowering these uncomfortable but accurate voices, modeling self-indictment to foster genuine institutional courage.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The Brownsville home of late Miami civil rights activist Enid Pinkney, the historian and preservationist who was a fierce advocate for empowering and preserving Black communities, is being flipped.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of empowering
Verb
  • The Cowboys will continue training camp with practices on Saturday and Sunday ahead of a trip to Woodland Hills on Tuesday for a joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In one test, Claude had to rewrite a piece of code to use GPUs—the chips for training AI—more efficiently.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of training

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