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
Use any leftover wallpaper to line them, eliminating waste and gaining major style points in the meantime.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
In 2000, the World Health Organization declared measles eliminated in the United States, a public health triumph that has been undone in less than eight months under the disastrous leadership of Secretary Kennedy.
—CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Bectu and Pact have called it a scourge and pledged to try and eliminate the problem.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Florida’s surgeon general Joseph Ladapo announced the state is going to be working to eliminate all vaccine mandates, Miami Herald education reporter Clara-Sophia Daly and health reporter Michelle Marchante reported.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
In 2000, the World Health Organization declared measles eliminated in the United States, a public health triumph that has been undone in less than eight months under the disastrous leadership of Secretary Kennedy.
—CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Bectu and Pact have called it a scourge and pledged to try and eliminate the problem.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Florida’s surgeon general Joseph Ladapo announced the state is going to be working to eliminate all vaccine mandates, Miami Herald education reporter Clara-Sophia Daly and health reporter Michelle Marchante reported.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminate
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All prices exclude $1,995 destination charge.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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The first is being able to cover a $1,000 emergency expense; second is having no high-interests debt (excluding a mortgage); followed by not buying designer goods and building wealth quietly; and lastly is the ability to save around 15 percent of gross income.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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On the southwestern side of the fire, hand crews and dozers began building new containment lines along Sycamore Ridge Road to prevent the westward spread of the fire from the Dinkey Creek drainage and cut the fire off close to its active edge.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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There are caveats, however, and many sports teams around the state have policies explicitly banning the practice.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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However, multiple reports indicated that North Carolina’s general manager Michael Lombardi and pro liaison Frantzy Jourdain informed their own team last month that the scouts were banned.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The sterile cockpit rule prohibits pilots from engaging in conversations unrelated to operating the aircraft when flying below 10,000 feet.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Major League Baseball Rule 21 prohibits anyone connected to the game-including players, umpires, and staff-from gambling on any baseball or softball game, regardless of the level.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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