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eliminated

verb

past tense of eliminate
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 However, Heidi was eliminated during week 8 of the competition, while Charli and Mark won the series. — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Viewer votes will be combined with judges’ scores to determine the pairs that will be eliminated and those that will continue on to next week’s show. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Team president and general manager Chris Drury eliminated some of the New York Rangers’ training camp competition with his offseason additions. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 But higher demand for trips during that time combined with the global conflicts adding price pressures, have eliminated much of those savings. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 On June 4, 2026, the pattern day trader (PDT) rule was eliminated. — David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 However, this background noise can only be reduced, not eliminated. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Bring up the unnecessary and wasteful government programs that should be eliminated. — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026 Scholarship Prep South Bay has all but eliminated chronic absenteeism among homeless students. — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminated
  1. excluded
  2. banned
  3. prevented
  4. prohibited
Verb
  • Yet only a few people have actually seen it, with smaller and open-source AI companies generally getting excluded from the administration’s conversations.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The community received disproportionate federal grants to rebuild, as many were excluded from city and state grant programs due to Chinatown being located outside of the scope to receive that funding, the report said.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of excluded
Verb
  • California and Massachusetts have banned — via ballot measures — any pork sold in their states coming from farms that use these crates.
    — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The proposal would have generally banned e-bikes and other e-conveyances from playgrounds, parks and school grounds unless signs specifically allowed them.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of banned
Verb
  • The Louisiana ruling prevented the NCAA, SEC and LSU from taking action that would adversely affect the athletes.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Living under a rock would hardly have prevented you from hearing the ubiquitous monster hit — and replaying it in your head ad nauseam.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of prevented
Verb
  • Six Flags said food and other loose items are prohibited on rides because these items can create safety hazards.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The University of Chicago’s social-science faculty have prohibited most technology and banned the use of AI tools from their core classes.
    — Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of prohibited

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“Eliminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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