as in removals
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 eliminations
The Dallas Morning News examined the impact of policy changes and program eliminations by the Environmental Protection Agency to assess the effects on North Texas.
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Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Parents and community members opposed possible changes to Baltimore County Public School's class size ratios and position eliminations under Superintendent Myriam Rogers' fiscal 2027 budget proposal at a public comment hearing held Tuesday night.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2026
Over the course of two-and-a-half weeks of filming on a set in London, Parriman, of Liberty, had navigated his way through a series of brutal eliminations, all under the watchful gaze of an array of cameras and production staff.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
These eliminations are the norm in the massive K-pop machine, which stands apart from other music industries worldwide for the scale of its artist development and production programs.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
The show will feature weekly eliminations.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
After weeks of captivating blind auditions, nerve-wracking eliminations and the high-stakes playoffs round, each coach selected one artist from their team to advance to the finale.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Barca’s last two eliminations from the Champions League, against Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of 2023-24 and Inter Milan at the semi-final stage last season, put Araujo in the spotlight.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
Shocking eliminations, infighting on the judges' panel, and rivers of tears led to this moment.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Parents and community members opposed possible changes to Baltimore County Public School's class size ratios and position eliminations under Superintendent Myriam Rogers' fiscal 2027 budget proposal at a public comment hearing held Tuesday night.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2026
Over the course of two-and-a-half weeks of filming on a set in London, Parriman, of Liberty, had navigated his way through a series of brutal eliminations, all under the watchful gaze of an array of cameras and production staff.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
These eliminations are the norm in the massive K-pop machine, which stands apart from other music industries worldwide for the scale of its artist development and production programs.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
The show will feature weekly eliminations.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
After weeks of captivating blind auditions, nerve-wracking eliminations and the high-stakes playoffs round, each coach selected one artist from their team to advance to the finale.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Barca’s last two eliminations from the Champions League, against Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of 2023-24 and Inter Milan at the semi-final stage last season, put Araujo in the spotlight.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
Shocking eliminations, infighting on the judges' panel, and rivers of tears led to this moment.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminations
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The administration has quadrupled deportations in the country's interior in part by massively increasing removals of immigrants without criminal records, a recent study by the Deportation Data Project found.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
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Public lands advocates, such as the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), say that the removals are an attempt to erase history.—
Outside,
Outside,
28 Jan. 2026
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Uhlaender, a five-time Olympian, was hoping to qualify for her sixth Winter Games, but lost the chance before competition even began in Lake Placid due to Canada's withdrawals.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Protection From Accidental Spending CDs create intentional friction on your money since they are not built for frequent transfers or casual withdrawals.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Eliminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminations. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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