eliminated

past tense of eliminate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of eliminated For many craft distillers, those closures eliminated one of their primary ways of selling their products. Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The 45-year-old in Frisco, Texas, was a senior manager in e-commerce and fulfillment at a large retailer until her job was eliminated in early 2025. Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 The continued spread threatens the nation’s status of having eliminated measles from circulation achieved in 2000. Erika Edwards, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026 On Survivor, the strongest castaways are often eliminated early because they are perceived as threats. Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Over the past two decades, Paris eliminated tens of thousands of parking spaces, planted more than a hundred and fifty thousand trees, and added thick vegetation to residential and commercial streets. Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 After purchasing the Loew mansion in 1999, Spence went before the commission eight times seeking approval of its expansion plans, eventually reaching a compromise that eliminated a sixth-floor addition to the five-story building. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 17 Aug. 2026 Lawmakers eliminated the daily reporting requirement and shift responsibility for tracking and publicizing enforcement activity to local and state agencies. Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026 McDaniel would say that none of the five have been eliminated from competition. Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminated
Verb
  • Investigators collected handwriting samples from dozens of people, and all the individuals tested were excluded except for Patsy, whom examiners were unable to eliminate as the possible author.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But the two largest institutions — the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University — were excluded.
    David A. Lieb, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Facing fuel shortages at home, Moscow has banned gas and diesel exports through the end of January 2027.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Prestianni denied the allegation and was subsequently banned by UEFA and FIFA after admitting to using a homophobic (rather than racist) slur against the Madrid forward.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The move prevented the federal district court from making its own interim appointment, who would have been able to serve until a new candidate was presidentially appointed and confirmed by the Senate.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In this new threat landscape, biological attacks are unlikely to be prevented entirely, given the proliferation of biological capabilities and the fact that some actors cannot be deterred by traditional means.
    Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • She was ordered to surrender her police identification, keys, weapon, and radio, and was prohibited from entering department property without the chief’s permission.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Cameras are allowed only to capture relevant information for the violation and are prohibited from continuous recording.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Eliminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminated. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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