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
Given the elimination of the spring transfer portal window, this year’s January portal window is full of action with big names changing schools all over the place.
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 11 Jan. 2026
During this period, the oil industry was nationalized and a series of constitutional reforms led to the elimination of checks and balances and widespread repression of any opposition voices.
—Flora Charner, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
If American measles cases follow last year’s pattern, the United States is facing losing its measles elimination status next.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
The team would go 5-3 during the final stretch of season, punctuated by a victory over the Buffalo Bills, a playoff elimination and a quarterback change.
—Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 11 Jan. 2026
During this period, the oil industry was nationalized and a series of constitutional reforms led to the elimination of checks and balances and widespread repression of any opposition voices.
—Flora Charner, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
If American measles cases follow last year’s pattern, the United States is facing losing its measles elimination status next.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
The team would go 5-3 during the final stretch of season, punctuated by a victory over the Buffalo Bills, a playoff elimination and a quarterback change.
—Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elimination
removal
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When news of Maduro’s removal first spread on social media early that Saturday morning, many banged pots and pans in celebration.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Leave it alone if babies are present, and call wildlife or pest control for removal.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Elimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elimination. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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