as in excluding
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 eliminating
The condominium board has not been receptive to eliminating the cable service.
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Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Eskin favors changing the system for choosing judges to one in which jurists are appointed to a single 15-year term, eliminating the need for elections while also ensuring that jurists do eventually leave the bench to make way for others.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026
In 2001, Apple’s iPod famously put 1,000 songs in your pocket, eliminating the need for physical CDs, cassettes and mixtapes.
—Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
For example, Stevens said, a department could create a policy that if an officer chases down and handcuffs a suspect — an inherently tense situation — a different officer would be responsible for transporting and booking the suspect, eliminating further contact with the first officer.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
Ventiva aims to use solid-state ionic cooling to replace laptop fans, eliminating moving parts, vibration, and noise.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026
His latest heist was especially daring, at challenge used to one of the best catchers in the game at eliminating runners.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
General Hypersonics’ ram accelerator technology accelerates payloads through a reusable launch tube powered by clean combustible gases — eliminating the need for a first-stage rocket booster and toxic propellants.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 June 2026
They are used to being in this situation, having lost Game 2 in three of the four playoff series this year, the first two at home before eliminating Utah and Anaheim each in six games.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Eskin favors changing the system for choosing judges to one in which jurists are appointed to a single 15-year term, eliminating the need for elections while also ensuring that jurists do eventually leave the bench to make way for others.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026
In 2001, Apple’s iPod famously put 1,000 songs in your pocket, eliminating the need for physical CDs, cassettes and mixtapes.
—Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
For example, Stevens said, a department could create a policy that if an officer chases down and handcuffs a suspect — an inherently tense situation — a different officer would be responsible for transporting and booking the suspect, eliminating further contact with the first officer.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
Ventiva aims to use solid-state ionic cooling to replace laptop fans, eliminating moving parts, vibration, and noise.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026
His latest heist was especially daring, at challenge used to one of the best catchers in the game at eliminating runners.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
General Hypersonics’ ram accelerator technology accelerates payloads through a reusable launch tube powered by clean combustible gases — eliminating the need for a first-stage rocket booster and toxic propellants.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 June 2026
They are used to being in this situation, having lost Game 2 in three of the four playoff series this year, the first two at home before eliminating Utah and Anaheim each in six games.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminating
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San Antonio went into halftime with a 76-49 lead over the Knicks, the largest lead by a road team in Finals history, excluding the 2020 Covid-19 bubble series.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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IndieWire’s criteria for inclusion on the Specialized Chart looks at independent and mini-major distributors with films that at their widest release at any point are below 500 screens, excluding event cinema, re-releases, and major Bollywood or Chinese North American releases.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
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Increasingly, fatal dog bites spark spirited debate about banning some dog breeds, including pit bulls.—
Natasha Holt,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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One source with knowledge of early discussions of the executive order said the idea of banning foreign nationals from working on such models had been floated for that order, but the idea never made it into a draft.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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In larger rooms, fans can also help circulate conditioned air more evenly, preventing hot spots that often develop far from vents.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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Her family is also preventing the release of her body for a post-mortem examination until their demands are met, per the outlet.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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In addition to barring county employees from cooperating with ICE, the measure stops ICE and Border Patrol from housing immigrant detainees in Allegheny County Jail and bars officers from accessing Allegheny's databases and other equipment as part of their operations.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The existing state laws that have been passed include barring deepfakes in specific instances, limiting the collection of certain personal information and requiring more transparency from companies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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The Transport Workers Union has prevailed once again in its destructive effort to get the state Legislature to once again pass a bill outright prohibiting one-person train operation (OPTO) in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s vast subway system.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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In 2023, a Mayday Health mobile billboard truck in Boise was asked to leave city limits due to a city code prohibiting mobile billboards.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
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“Eliminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminating. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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