as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the stiff entry fee is intended to eliminate less-than-serious competitors
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Recent Examples of eliminate
The layoffs come nearly a year after the university eliminated more than 2,200 workers.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Panama, meanwhile, has already been eliminated.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Tunisia is already eliminated at the bottom of Group F, but Netherlands will be gunning to win the top spot of the group as it’s currently tied with Japan.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
That doesn’t eliminate competition.
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Jay Sen,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Panama, meanwhile, has already been eliminated.
—
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Tunisia is already eliminated at the bottom of Group F, but Netherlands will be gunning to win the top spot of the group as it’s currently tied with Japan.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
That doesn’t eliminate competition.
—
Jay Sen,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for eliminate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminate
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For too long, flaws in our democracy have excluded certain groups — like women and people of color — from full participation.
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Green shoots are appearing in the spending patterns of lower-income earners, with their consumption tracking up in recent days on goods and services excluding gas.
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Nejat argues that his experience with Miller and his termination could have been prevented with the protection of a union.
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Segregation laws prevented Black students from integrating into Euless schools in 1950.
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Earlier this month, residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers, making the San Gabriel Valley city the first in the nation to do so by public vote.
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In April, the UK’s home office banned the rapper from entering the country.
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One example would be laws prohibiting humans from mistreating AIs psychologically or physically.
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Westbound traffic is prohibited at Hicks Ave.
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminate. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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