elimination

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Recent Examples of elimination The single-elimination tournament is held as hibernating bears reach peak fat after a summer-long effort. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 Country stars Dustin Lynch and Karen Fairchild, together with Jordan Davis and Brothers Osbourne, will appear in the first season of the elimination-style competition that features Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Gretchen Wilson. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 The elimination of the Human Services Department is expected to save $3 million. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025 Plus, Salesforce’s elimination of support roles in particular should come as no surprise. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for elimination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elimination
removal
Noun
  • Spurs released a statement late on Sunday night clarifying their position following days of speculation after the removal of Daniel Levy as executive chairman on Thursday.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Yet despite pushing for the changes, supervisors voted on none of them — allowing the removal to occur without a formal public input process.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Elimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elimination. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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