as in excluded
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 eliminated
The trade war also eliminated hundreds of jobs tied to cross-border wine commerce and contributed to a boom in Canadian wine sales, reshaping consumer habits and retail offerings in the country.
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Dave Gordon, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Change is coming The Kansas school is among more than 1,900 public K-12 schools that have eliminated names and images determined to be disparaging to Indigenous peoples of the United States.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The state’s population of redfish, which cannot be caught commercially but were sometimes a net bycatch, increased so much that the three-month recreational closed season was eliminated.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Muhammad Ali Hadid, a senior member of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, was eliminated in Nabatieh, while another operative was struck in Ayta ash Shab after being seen collecting intelligence on Israeli positions, according to the Israeli military.
—Rachel Wolf , Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The airline is still working on what routes will be eliminated, officials said Thursday.
—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
Johnson and her partner, actor and musician Corey Feldman, were the first to be eliminated in week two.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The Boston Red Sox are looking at every option to improve their roster for next season after being eliminated from the playoffs in the American League Wild Card Series.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Dave Gordon, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Change is coming The Kansas school is among more than 1,900 public K-12 schools that have eliminated names and images determined to be disparaging to Indigenous peoples of the United States.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The state’s population of redfish, which cannot be caught commercially but were sometimes a net bycatch, increased so much that the three-month recreational closed season was eliminated.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Muhammad Ali Hadid, a senior member of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, was eliminated in Nabatieh, while another operative was struck in Ayta ash Shab after being seen collecting intelligence on Israeli positions, according to the Israeli military.
—Rachel Wolf , Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The airline is still working on what routes will be eliminated, officials said Thursday.
—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
Johnson and her partner, actor and musician Corey Feldman, were the first to be eliminated in week two.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The Boston Red Sox are looking at every option to improve their roster for next season after being eliminated from the playoffs in the American League Wild Card Series.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminated
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Prosecutors will have the chance to question Hale again, and defense attorneys reserved the right to ask for the testimony to ultimately be excluded.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Just a week before, Hassett had been excluded from a White House meeting in which the president decided to impose higher tariffs on Mexico, The New York Times reported.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the wake of the seizure, Haitian authorities banned in-transit cargo through the Dominican Republic.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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All dual-use items are banned from being exported to Japan for military use effective immediately, China's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Tuesday.—
Josh Xiao Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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LogoPowered byScale logo At least 114 people have died and 127 remain missing in central Philippines after a typhoon caused destruction and widespread flooding, which local officials suggest could have been prevented if not for persistent graft in flood-control projects.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The government shutdown, which started on October 1, has prevented many federal employees from getting paid.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Until now, Medicare had been prohibited by law from covering medications prescribed specifically for weight reduction, a policy rooted in the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act, as noted by health news service KFF.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Israeli fans of the team were prohibited from attending the match due to safety concerns, but disturbances still broke out regardless, with anti-Israel protesters in the vicinity.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Eliminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminated. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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