as in excludes
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 eliminates
This expansion eliminates the complaints of the bubble teams?
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Brendan Marks, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The higher rates are set to take effect as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminates several affordable student loan repayment plans and other relief options for borrowers who are financially struggling.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Rory McIlroy said the removal of trees at Aronimink eliminates a lot of strategy off the tee, and Xander Schauffele offered an illustration.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
And Alabama has a pending request before for the court seeking to clear the way for the state to use a map that eliminates a majority-Black district held by a Democrat.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The cooking process eliminates harmful bacteria, and the digestive tract itself isn't dangerous.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
The ruling eliminates Democratic hopes for four additional House seats and strengthens Republican gerrymandering advantages heading into this year’s midterm elections.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Canceling projects or buying back leases eliminates the electricity those projects would have generated.
—Ben Link, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Overall, the chemistry eliminates the thermal runaway risks, dendrite formation, and complex cooling requirements that plague lithium-ion systems.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Brendan Marks, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The higher rates are set to take effect as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminates several affordable student loan repayment plans and other relief options for borrowers who are financially struggling.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Rory McIlroy said the removal of trees at Aronimink eliminates a lot of strategy off the tee, and Xander Schauffele offered an illustration.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
And Alabama has a pending request before for the court seeking to clear the way for the state to use a map that eliminates a majority-Black district held by a Democrat.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The cooking process eliminates harmful bacteria, and the digestive tract itself isn't dangerous.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
The ruling eliminates Democratic hopes for four additional House seats and strengthens Republican gerrymandering advantages heading into this year’s midterm elections.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Canceling projects or buying back leases eliminates the electricity those projects would have generated.
—Ben Link, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Overall, the chemistry eliminates the thermal runaway risks, dendrite formation, and complex cooling requirements that plague lithium-ion systems.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminates
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However, when the AI excludes independent podcasts from the AI query result, that's a problem for podcast listeners and podcasters.—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Sorsby’s case doesn’t involve the Americans with Disabilities Act as the ADA excludes compulsive gambling as a covered disability.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 May 2026
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The 2025 law also bans gender-affirming surgeries for people under 18.—
Matthew Kelly
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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The bill bans most bets placed on prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, explicitly outlawing wagers on topics including sports, weather, popular culture events, war, and death.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Gender distress plays a more pronounced role in the film later on, as two crucial scenes frame it as the insurmountable obstacle that prevents the entity’s targets from returning to a version of their previous lives.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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This natural state of paralysis prevents the body from physically acting out dreams, which could otherwise lead to injury, Drerup explained.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Israel prohibits many construction materials from entering Gaza, so the structure was created by welding sheets of metal together and painting them white.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Shadé’s Law, passed in 2019, now prohibits people convicted of certain violent crimes from buying or possessing such weapons.—
Allen G. Breed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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“Eliminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminates. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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