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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This excludes 2020, when the COVID-19 crisis forced theater closures for months.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
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States excluded were Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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The bill would ban tobacco for anyone born after January 1, 2009, and strengthen regulations on the sale of tobacco and vaping products.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Even over-the-counter basics, like children’s Tylenol or chewable Pepto-Bismol, can be surprisingly hard to find abroad, especially in countries where pharmacies stock different formulations or ban certain medications altogether.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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The state’s brief urged the court to permit inspection only of ballot images and prohibit scanning or recanvassing the original ballots, claiming such access would undermine ballot integrity and spread misinformation.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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Transporting research animals typically requires legally binding contracts that prohibit the parties involved from disclosing information, Tulane University said in a statement to the AP.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminate. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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