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
Subotic, the firm’s founder and CEO, built WestPac around the concept of unified, personalized financial services that eliminate the common fragmentation among financial advisors, tax strategists, and estate planners.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The series brought together 1,000 contestants, with a large batch being eliminated with every intense challenge.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 June 2025
Escobar’s social media comments have been flooded with viewers promising to use their first vote of the season to eliminate her from the show.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Read More: Dermatologists Have a Dirty Little Secret One study found that soaking apples in baking soda mixed with water for 12-15 minutes eliminated more residue than water alone.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 June 2025
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The series brought together 1,000 contestants, with a large batch being eliminated with every intense challenge.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 June 2025
Escobar’s social media comments have been flooded with viewers promising to use their first vote of the season to eliminate her from the show.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Read More: Dermatologists Have a Dirty Little Secret One study found that soaking apples in baking soda mixed with water for 12-15 minutes eliminated more residue than water alone.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminate
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Digestible feminism is about getting your point across without aiming to exclude anyone.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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The bill, introduced by Democratic Sen. Susan Rubio, was amended to exclude criminals convicted of certain offenses the chance to seek parole, including those who killed a law enforcement officer or carried out a mass shooting at a school, among other offenses.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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Some notices also advised keeping windows closed to prevent smoke getting indoors.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Iran's arch-foe Israel, which sees Tehran's nuclear programme as an existential threat, has repeatedly threatened to bomb the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.—
Parisa Hafezi,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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New technology in supersonic aircraft can allow the planes to fly faster than the speed of sound without a disruptive sonic boom being heard on the ground, but the regulations still ban those flights over land.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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The new system does not ban exports outright, but requires government approval for each shipment.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Right now, federal troops are prohibited by federal law from making arrests and other law enforcement activity.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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The commissioners, on the other hand, are bound by Florida Sunshine Law, which prohibits them from discussing legislative matters with each other outside of a public meeting.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminate. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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