ELIMINATING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

eliminating

verb

present participle of eliminate

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 In addition to reserve funds, the shortfall was closed by eliminating 114 vacant jobs, adjusting contracts among other things. —

Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026 The policies proposed by the candidates range from eliminating key environmental laws to providing free childcare and college tuition. —

Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 For fiscal year 2026, the administration proposed cutting NOAA’s budget by roughly 25 percent and eliminating the agency's research arm, the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, the division that houses much of its climate work. —

Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 Louisiana enacted a new map of congressional districts Friday designed to help Republicans pick up a seat while eliminating one of the state's two majority-Black House districts, both of which are represented by Democrats. —

Jack Brook, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2026 But eliminating explicit quotas doesn’t necessarily solve the problem. —

N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 30 May 2026 Resilience doesn’t come from eliminating stress—or from throwing kids into stressful situations with no lifeboat. —

Parents, 30 May 2026 Inside both chambers, the Republican supermajority approved a new congressional map splitting Memphis—the state’s only majority-Black city—into three pieces, eliminating Democratic Representative Steve Cohen’s seat and making Tennessee’s delegation nine Republicans and zero Democrats. —

Bruce Sibley, Time, 29 May 2026 By eliminating the two-stairway requirement, developers can reduce their construction costs and have more flexibility in their architectural designs. —

Alex Schwartz, The Conversation, 29 May 2026

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However, on the earnings call, the management team simply reiterated its guidance for fiscal 2030 next-generation security annual recurring revenue (NGS ARR) — a collection of businesses focused on subscriptions for its cloud-native services, and excluding hardware and legacy products.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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, 3 June 2026