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
The budget bill has the potential to significantly impact California and Santa Clara County, which already face financial challenges that have led to hiring freezes and the elimination of vacant positions.
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Devan Patel, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Experts, developers, and CEOs of AI companies make bold claims about future trajectories, from the elimination of arduous labor and the increase in human longevity to the potential existential threats to humanity.
—Yoshua Bengio, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Because there was no elimination the previous week, scores from last week were combined with this week's for an overall score out of 80.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2025
After that, single elimination.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Devan Patel, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Experts, developers, and CEOs of AI companies make bold claims about future trajectories, from the elimination of arduous labor and the increase in human longevity to the potential existential threats to humanity.
—Yoshua Bengio, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Because there was no elimination the previous week, scores from last week were combined with this week's for an overall score out of 80.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2025
After that, single elimination.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elimination
removal
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Since attacks like SessionReaper can expose your personal data to criminal marketplaces, consider using a reputable data removal service that continuously scans and deletes your private information, such as your address, phone number and email, from data broker sites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sky Roberts, the brother of the late Jeffrey Epstein accuser, cried when reflecting on how his sister would have reacted to the removal of the former prince's title and honors.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Elimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elimination. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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