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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Filmmaker Ken Burns called the elimination of federal funding for public broadcasting shortsighted, warning that the cuts will be catastrophic for new filmmakers and rural communities.
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Michel Martin, NPR, 18 July 2025
The public media funding was part of a $9 billion package of rescissions that also included elimination of foreign aid programs.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 July 2025
The larger standard deduction, elimination of personal exemptions, and the $750,000 cap on mortgage interest deductibility have all been made permanent.
—Blake Harrison, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
Just a night after his elimination by under an inch in the Home Run Derby, the Athletics star left the yard with a three-run home run.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
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Michel Martin, NPR, 18 July 2025
The public media funding was part of a $9 billion package of rescissions that also included elimination of foreign aid programs.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 July 2025
The larger standard deduction, elimination of personal exemptions, and the $750,000 cap on mortgage interest deductibility have all been made permanent.
—Blake Harrison, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
Just a night after his elimination by under an inch in the Home Run Derby, the Athletics star left the yard with a three-run home run.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elimination
removal
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Similarly, when Texas A&M announced plans to eliminate its LGBTQ minor and 51 other low-producing minors and certificates, that school's Faculty Senate Executive Committee and program faculty members opposed it, but Texas A&M Regents approved the removals anyway.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The egg poaching cups are deep and wide enough for jumbo-sized eggs and are also nonstick for easy removal.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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“Elimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elimination. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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