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 recent years, though, Erdoğan has appeared bent on eliminating even the possibility of competition. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 9 July 2026 Incidentally, our current and future facilities will remain free of charge, eliminating yet another barrier to access. — Leslie Anderson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026 That is something worth doing that won’t slam the MTA’s budget by eliminating the farebox. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026 In addition, the tritium is far safer compared to historical alternatives because beta particles cannot penetrate human skin, and the gas is securely stored in the form of a solid metal hydride foil, eliminating the danger of leakage or explosion. — David Szondy july 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026 The instinct for C-suite leaders, especially as agentic AI solutions have entered the market with the promise to immediately transform workflows, is to start by eliminating technology debt. — Nick Heddy, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 The program was cut as the city navigated a $66 million budget shortfall, most of which was balanced by eliminating around 100 vacant positions, issuing a few pink slips, raising fees and cutting spending on homelessness. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 If passed, Amendment 5 would grant lawmakers broad authority to increase sales taxes and implement taxes for services with the goal of eventually eliminating that key source of revenue. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 The act narrowed the scope of MLB’s antitrust exemption, most notably by eliminating the exemption’s application to MLB players’ employment. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026

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Since May 1, New York state, excluding New York City, has seen 107 cases.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
The labor force participation rate fell to its lowest level in half a century when excluding the pandemic, according to data released Thursday.

— Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs,Ashley Capoot,Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Definition of excluding

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Japan previously had eight empresses, mostly when the male heirs were too young to rule, until the Imperial House Law was enacted in 1889 during the Meiji era, officially banning female emperors.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
The national monument designation provides sweeping protections not just for significant geological features or artifacts but also for the surrounding landscape, banning drilling, mining and new construction nearby.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

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For a long time, large numbers of Americans couldn’t pass the federal government’s literacy test—especially in the South, where preventing Black literacy was a pillar of white-supremacist government.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
The professor was horrified by what appeared to be massive cheating in his course—cheating that was preventing most of the students from learning the material.

— Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

Definition of preventing

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The government seeks a court order barring the company from carrying diversity, equity and inclusion policies, plus unspecified damages for the unnamed employee.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
The Padres can at least use this month to gauge his value and, barring a proposal too good to decline, reassess things in the offseason.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of barring

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The proposal would prevent the state from prohibiting or interfering with reproductive healthcare, including contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage management and childbirth care.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
But elite club soccer and the Major League Soccer academies have conspired to kill it by prohibiting their players from participating in high school or middle school programs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

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