as in removal
the act or process of removing something or someone
the elimination of waste products from the body Repeatedly breaking the rules will result in your elimination from the game.
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Recent Examples of elimination
Canada’s loss of its measles elimination status is raising alarms about how close the United States may be to the same fate, as cases surge and vaccination rates slip across the Americas.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
These include the 100% elimination of toxic solvents and water, a 55% reduction in CO2 emissions, a 60% smaller manufacturing footprint, and a 30% saving in utility operating costs.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
Eight teams will advance to the single-elimination knockout round – the winner of each of the six groups and two wild cards (the team from each conference with the best record in group play that finished second in its group).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
While coach Eli Drinkwitz and players didn’t directly address what was effectively a CFP elimination loss, the notion was implied when Drinkwitz spoke to the scene in the postgame locker room.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
These include the 100% elimination of toxic solvents and water, a 55% reduction in CO2 emissions, a 60% smaller manufacturing footprint, and a 30% saving in utility operating costs.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
Eight teams will advance to the single-elimination knockout round – the winner of each of the six groups and two wild cards (the team from each conference with the best record in group play that finished second in its group).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
While coach Eli Drinkwitz and players didn’t directly address what was effectively a CFP elimination loss, the notion was implied when Drinkwitz spoke to the scene in the postgame locker room.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elimination
removal
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Some said they were held in detention centers for months before their deportation and were moved multiple times to detention centers in multiple states before their removal from the United States.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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The attorneys for the Department of Justice argued that the preliminary injunction blocking Abrego Garcia’s removal to Liberia should be dissolved because the government received assurances from the government of the West African country that he will not be persecuted or tortured.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
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