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 Royals were eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday.
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Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
This includes the difficult decision to eliminate approximately 900 current non-retail partner roles and close many open positions.
—Kate Rogers,amelia Lucas, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
She was eliminated during the show’s semifinals.
—Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Project 2025 recommends eliminating Head Start, which serves more than 800,000 children with early education, while the Republican Study Committee’s budget calls for deep reductions to Medicaid, SNAP and CHIP.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
This includes the difficult decision to eliminate approximately 900 current non-retail partner roles and close many open positions.
—Kate Rogers,amelia Lucas, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
She was eliminated during the show’s semifinals.
—Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Project 2025 recommends eliminating Head Start, which serves more than 800,000 children with early education, while the Republican Study Committee’s budget calls for deep reductions to Medicaid, SNAP and CHIP.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminate
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So far, at least four people have died from the attack, excluding Sanford, and several more are injured.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Brown said he was fascinated by the idea that Black community members with roots in those neighborhoods might have felt excluded in their hometown.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Being less direct and formal can help prevent your kid putting a wall up — as can chatting during car rides since not being face-to-face can feel less intimidating for them.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The rise in organized thefts has become a major talking point for advocates who are asking the state to step in to do more to prevent the violent encounters.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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He is said to have created the rice dish plov to heal a young prince who was lovesick after being banned from marrying a craftsman’s daughter.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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The agreement keeps the popular app alive in the US more than a year after lawmakers passed a bill that would ban TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance divests its US operations.—
Claire Cameron,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Antideficiency Act prohibits agencies from accepting unpaid labor, even if workers are willing to work for free.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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From Monday, September 29, through Friday, October 3, all civilian drone flights are prohibited in Danish airspace in connection with the EU summit.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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