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 airline is still working on what routes will be eliminated, officials said Thursday.
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
This structure, combined with a gel polymer electrolyte and zinc, eliminated the safety risks associated with batteries containing a larger amount of metal and flammable electrolytes.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
In May, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said that the AI tools that his company and others are building could eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and cause unemployment to spike up to 20% in the next one to five years.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
If no candidate receives a majority in the first round, the lowest-performing candidates are eliminated and their supporters’ next choices are redistributed until someone surpasses 50%.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
This structure, combined with a gel polymer electrolyte and zinc, eliminated the safety risks associated with batteries containing a larger amount of metal and flammable electrolytes.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
In May, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said that the AI tools that his company and others are building could eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and cause unemployment to spike up to 20% in the next one to five years.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
If no candidate receives a majority in the first round, the lowest-performing candidates are eliminated and their supporters’ next choices are redistributed until someone surpasses 50%.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminate
Verb
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The team was excluded from an October race in Italy, the Giro dell'Emilia, because of concerns over potentially disruptive pro-Palestine protests.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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One-time use and valid towards food purchase only, alcohol excluded; no cash value and cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion (including happy hour) excludes tax and gratuity.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Heat, which was out-rebounded 61-38 in Wednesday’s loss in Denver, has had particular difficulty preventing teams from rebounding their own miss.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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There is a reason that Rice, who first renounced then rejoined her faith, often found her books banned.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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Our findings help explain why a growing number of companies have rules restricting or banning relationships across reporting lines.—
Emily Nix,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Although the positions are voluntary, state law does not prohibit board members from setting compensation for themselves once appointed.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Nov. 2025
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The selling country is prohibited from counting those credits against its own emissions targets.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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