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
Maxwell is also asking the Supreme Court to review her conviction and Trump has not ruled out a pardon for her.
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ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
This rules out hundreds of millions of PCs, despite occasional suggestions that some of those machines may be upgraded anyway.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
An isolated storm of two with winds greater than 60 mph can’t be ruled out, according to NWS Melbourne.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Only one shot was fired, and the gun was flung, in haste, out a window and onto the roof of a passing taxi—details that seem to rule out any elaborate plot.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
This rules out hundreds of millions of PCs, despite occasional suggestions that some of those machines may be upgraded anyway.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
An isolated storm of two with winds greater than 60 mph can’t be ruled out, according to NWS Melbourne.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Only one shot was fired, and the gun was flung, in haste, out a window and onto the roof of a passing taxi—details that seem to rule out any elaborate plot.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
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That bill calls for not only excluding noncitizens from the apportionment numbers, but also a new census and round of congressional redistricting before the 2026 midterm election.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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These alliances can create competing blocs, excluding developing nations and reversing global integration.—
Jay Patel,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Since then, a handful of other Republican governors have raced to join in, banning certain food colorings from kids' lunches -- sometimes prohibiting other chemical additives, too.—
Cheyenne Haslett,
ABC News,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 1966, the group banned white members altogether, which undermined its stability, collaborative potential, and impact in the following years.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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He was barred from learning to fly as a teen due to a 1998 motorcycle crash that severed an optic nerve.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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She is barred from seeking re-election next year under the state's term limits amendment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Aug. 2025
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The ruling and resulting legal battle come at a time when Indiana and the federal government are rolling back and eliminating their own environmental protections.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
5 Aug. 2025
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The law is projected to cut $1 trillion mostly from Medicaid and Affordable Care Act insurance plans and eliminate insurance coverage for 11.8 million people over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Theaters were shut down, shutting out the festivals with them.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Eury Perez and the Marlins pitchers had their way with the Yankees as they were shut out in their 2-0 loss Saturday to lose the three-game set.—
James Oconnell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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Acting now can avoid service interruptions, prevent compliance violations, and even reduce long-term costs.—
Arvin Chaudhary,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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These commissions were created, in many cases by referendum, to reduce the role of partisan politics from the redistricting process — essentially, to prevent the kind of gerrymandering that both parties are now considering.—
Elena Shao,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Continued construction will still prohibit two-way travel along Michigan street between Highland and College avenues.—
Matthew Cupelli,
IndyStar,
9 Aug. 2025
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Another must-have is providing clear, friendly guidelines that focus on what’s encouraged rather than just what’s prohibited.—
Ismael El Qudsi,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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