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
Celebrities fight it out to be eliminated from the competition as quickly as possible to avoid being crowned the nation’s dumbest.
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Peter White, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Sensify eliminates those components completely.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Burns failed to eliminate homestead property taxes this year, in part because of concerns from local governments.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Boston had just been eliminated, Jayson Tatum was dealing with an Achilles injury and Brown was out there saying this season was his favorite.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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Peter White, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Sensify eliminates those components completely.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Burns failed to eliminate homestead property taxes this year, in part because of concerns from local governments.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Boston had just been eliminated, Jayson Tatum was dealing with an Achilles injury and Brown was out there saying this season was his favorite.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminate
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For example, a West Virginia law passed in early 2025 gives teachers more power to exclude disruptive students from their classrooms.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Products governed by a trade deal with Canada and Mexico also were excluded.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Obama believes norms that prevent the expansion of executive power may need to be codified into law.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The research team led by Schlamminger performed a completely blind analysis, randomizing the values of the masses used to prevent experimenter bias.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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Authorities have banned all activities within a 2½-mile danger zone around the crater, in line with recommendations from Indonesia’s volcanology agency.—
Niniek Karmini,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Cameras won't be banned from the high-profile murder case of the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk, a Utah judge ruled Friday, saying coverage requests from news stations would continue to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2026
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Except where prohibited, acceptance of Prize constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and Prize Provider’s use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown, and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment of consideration.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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If signed into law, the measure would generally prohibit companies from using the mountains of data collected on consumers to set individualized prices on items like groceries, plane tickets and electronics.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminate. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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