as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
another loss would rule them out of the tournament
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Recent Examples of rule out
He had been expected to play Game 2 but was ruled out hours beforehand.
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ABC News, 8 May 2026
Philadelphia, oddly enough, found a better rhythm without Embiid, who was ruled out with ankle and hip issues.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
Still, many scientists haven’t ruled out runaway RSI, sometimes called the singularity.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Health officials can’t rule out that additional hantavirus cases may emerge in the cruise ship outbreak, but beyond the ship the risk remains low.
—Daniel Pastula, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
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ABC News, 8 May 2026
Philadelphia, oddly enough, found a better rhythm without Embiid, who was ruled out with ankle and hip issues.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
Still, many scientists haven’t ruled out runaway RSI, sometimes called the singularity.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Health officials can’t rule out that additional hantavirus cases may emerge in the cruise ship outbreak, but beyond the ship the risk remains low.
—Daniel Pastula, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
Verb
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For example, a West Virginia law passed in early 2025 gives teachers more power to exclude disruptive students from their classrooms.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Products governed by a trade deal with Canada and Mexico also were excluded.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Authorities have banned all activities within a 2½-mile danger zone around the crater, in line with recommendations from Indonesia’s volcanology agency.—
Niniek Karmini,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Cameras won't be banned from the high-profile murder case of the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk, a Utah judge ruled Friday, saying coverage requests from news stations would continue to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Kompany is suspended, meaning he's barred from the dressing room and the touchline at Parc des Princes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Muslim worshippers, barred from praying at the Al-Aqsa mosque under wartime restrictions, had gathered outside the walls of the Old City for prayers.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Tennessee's General Assembly approved a new congressional map on May 7 that splits Memphis and divides the city's majority Black voters into neighboring districts, intended to eliminate that state’s last Democratic congressional seat.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Trim or eliminate tariffs, protect our veterans and disabled people’s finances and security, increase Social Security to reflect higher prices, more tax deductions.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Season 2 picked up 11 Emmy wins, but Season 3 was shut out with 13 nominations.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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The city that built out, not up, offered land aplenty — acres at first, then smaller and smaller parcels, fine and dandy, just so long as the front door shut out the world and the back door opened onto a yard, green, clean, and most of all private.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Verb
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This review is scheduled to be complete next year and has the potential to freeze out full-size pickups designed with no consideration for things like European pedestrian safety.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Speaking of options, is there anything Democrats could do if they’re frozen out of the runoff?—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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Except where prohibited, acceptance of Prize constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and Prize Provider’s use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown, and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment of consideration.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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If signed into law, the measure would generally prohibit companies from using the mountains of data collected on consumers to set individualized prices on items like groceries, plane tickets and electronics.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20out. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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