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 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 Six schools have closed, and 1,000 positions were eliminated because of budget cuts and declining enrollment. — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Two of the biggest dragons have been eliminated from the board, but there are plenty of other dragons still flying around, right? — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 This puts them 46 1/2 games back of the division-leading Red Sox, with 46 games remaining, meaning they are mathematically eliminated. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 McDaniel would say that none of the five have been eliminated from competition. — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2026 Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey and Rhode Island have eliminated such limits over the past five years. — Natalie Krebs, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026 This year’s third-place finish improved on last year’s showing, when the girls were eliminated before reaching the bracket final, which serves as a tournament semifinal. — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026 Washing produce, however, does not guarantee that Cyclospora will be eliminated, according to the agency's food safety alert. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminated
  1. excluded
  2. banned
  3. prevented
  4. prohibited
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  • For some clubs that were running close to the wire under PSR, the shift will ease regulatory worries, as operating costs are now excluded.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Some farmers have crop damage that is not severe enough to warrant an insurance claim, so those numbers are excluded from our analysis.
    — Aaron Smith, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of excluded
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  • Following the January 2025 midair collision at Reagan National Airport, helicopters were also banned from a four-mile stretch of the neighboring Potomac River when flights were landing.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In different cases, Cirilli has taken on the NCAA and several universities across the country over transgender women athletes being banned from competing in sports events.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of banned
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  • Authorities immediately launched a rescue operation involving firefighters, police, the National Disaster Response Force and civic officials but efforts were hampered by narrow access lanes that prevented the use of heavy machinery, officials said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Both came alive right along the Gulf Coast and were battered by wind shear every step of the way, which prevented them from strengthening significantly and limited their impacts overall.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of prevented
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  • The hospital is required to update the list monthly and prohibited from removing someone from the list, whether or not anything in their medical record has changed.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
  • However, Canada's border policy at the time prohibited most unvaxxed foreign nationals from entering the country.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibited

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