rule out
verb
ruled out; ruling out; rules out
2
: to make impossible : prevent
heavy rain ruled out the picnic
Synonyms
Examples of rule out in a Sentence
another loss would rule them out of the tournament
Recent Examples on the Web
The National Weather Service would not rule out hale also accompanying the storms in Milwaukee.
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Zoe Takaki, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
This does not rule out the possibility that Barbera could subsequently get another full-fledged mandate and stay on board even longer.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 May 2024
He was quickly ruled out of the Korea games and scheduled for an MRI exam when the team returned home — one that ended up revealing fractures in the Nos. 5 and 6 ribs.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Very large hail and possible tornadoes cannot be ruled out as more storms move into Dallas-Fort Worth as early as mid afternoon Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth office.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024
Elsewhere, an isolated tornado can’t be ruled out in Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; or Richmond, Virginia, but the biggest threat in the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday will be damaging winds of 60 mph or higher.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 9 May 2024
The Baltic states, which no longer have envoys in Moscow, have also categorically ruled out attending the inauguration.
—Fox News, 6 May 2024
Western leaders have vowed to work for a defeat of Russian forces in Ukraine, while ruling out any deployment of NATO personnel there.
—Guy Faulconbridge, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
And the agency also says that a few tornadoes cannot be ruled out.
—USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
Zoe Takaki, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
This does not rule out the possibility that Barbera could subsequently get another full-fledged mandate and stay on board even longer.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 May 2024
He was quickly ruled out of the Korea games and scheduled for an MRI exam when the team returned home — one that ended up revealing fractures in the Nos. 5 and 6 ribs.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Very large hail and possible tornadoes cannot be ruled out as more storms move into Dallas-Fort Worth as early as mid afternoon Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth office.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024
Elsewhere, an isolated tornado can’t be ruled out in Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; or Richmond, Virginia, but the biggest threat in the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday will be damaging winds of 60 mph or higher.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 9 May 2024
The Baltic states, which no longer have envoys in Moscow, have also categorically ruled out attending the inauguration.
—Fox News, 6 May 2024
Western leaders have vowed to work for a defeat of Russian forces in Ukraine, while ruling out any deployment of NATO personnel there.
—Guy Faulconbridge, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
And the agency also says that a few tornadoes cannot be ruled out.
—USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rule%20out. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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