as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the stiff entry fee is intended to eliminate less-than-serious competitors
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Recent Examples of eliminate
Xeriscapes eliminate the need for irrigation because self-sustaining plants can be added.
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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
The idea is to reduce wait times and eliminate the kind of meandering routes that often slowed trips under the old system.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Seven part-time, on-call employees were also eliminated.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Iterative testing using four different software packages produced alternative protein sequences for 25 of these 32 proteins that eliminated the fitness issues.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
The idea is to reduce wait times and eliminate the kind of meandering routes that often slowed trips under the old system.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Seven part-time, on-call employees were also eliminated.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Iterative testing using four different software packages produced alternative protein sequences for 25 of these 32 proteins that eliminated the fitness issues.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminate
Verb
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First-quarter earnings per share excluding one-time items and revenue topped Wall Street analysts’ highest estimates, as did raised full-year EPS ex-items guidance.—
Davis Giangiulio,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Why not try and capture an image of the moon during each major phase (excluding the new moon) as the line separating night from day sweeps across the lunar surface throwing ancient craters, ravines and mountain ranges into relief.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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Obama believes norms that prevent the expansion of executive power may need to be codified into law.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The research team led by Schlamminger performed a completely blind analysis, randomizing the values of the masses used to prevent experimenter bias.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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Overturning Citizens United, comprehensive campaign finance reform, banning stock trades for members of Congress, their family members, and business associates, and term limits.—
Kevin Fixler
May 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
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Last year, the European Union banned emotion AI in the workplace, except for when it’s used for medical or safety reasons.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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The bill also seeks to prohibit private guardians from having financial ties to other for-profit entities involved in the person’s case and would give the court more information through annual budgets and fee schedules.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Those amendments prohibit drawing maps to favor a political party or incumbent.—
Jon Harris Maurer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminate. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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