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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
  • The Oscars also excluded the actor from its own In Memoriam segment in March.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The appeal argues that determination is not supported by substantial evidence and that the city improperly excluded demolition of Red Rest from historical resource impact analysis.
    — Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of excluded
Verb
  • Earlier this year, two band members were banned from Singapore for displaying the Palestinian flag onstage during a concert.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Under the new rules, K-12 schools are also explicitly banned from deploying AI applications designed to meet students’ social or emotional needs, which includes technology that is meant to simulate friendship with the user.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 16 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
  • Trump posted on Truth Social earlier in the week that the renovation will not take place unless courts lift a judge’s order that has prohibited his name from being inscribed on the facade of the complex.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The contract manager disputed the claim that the travel was prohibited; the inspector general disagreed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of prohibited

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