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
However, for Black men, the results were actually slightly positive, though not significant enough to rule out the possibility of no effects.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026
He was initially ruled out, but the call was overturned on manager Craig Counsell’s challenge.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Xi has not ruled out the use of force to one day gain control of Taiwan.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
While Whitmer ruled out a 2028 bid, a governor could become the 2028 Democratic nominee.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026
He was initially ruled out, but the call was overturned on manager Craig Counsell’s challenge.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Xi has not ruled out the use of force to one day gain control of Taiwan.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
While Whitmer ruled out a 2028 bid, a governor could become the 2028 Democratic nominee.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
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The poll excluded areas where Hezbollah is most entrenched, and among Lebanese Shiites—the community that forms the bedrock of the group’s support and has borne much of the cost of the war—only a minority agreed.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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The discussions for now exclude Canada.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Republican commissioners in 27 counties around Ohio have banned wind and solar in their jurisdiction.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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That regulator fined Staley more than $2 million and permanently banned him from holding a management role in the sector in 2023.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Such civil orders require a person to surrender or sell their firearms and bar them from having guns or ammunition.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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But legislators say the new laws would boost penalties and bar other protest activity such as holding signs near places of worship.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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The compromise would help appease hundreds of residents who complained at a five-hour public hearing Wednesday night about those cuts and some other proposals, including plans to eliminate the Office of Child and Youth Success.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Max Rome, the city’s now ex-director of green infrastructure, announced Wednesday on LinkedIn that he had been laid off by the Wu administration a day earlier and told that his position had been eliminated.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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Northgate edges Case Grande in baseball semifinal, shuts out Salesian to advance to softball final.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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The Phillies shut out the Padres 3-0 Wednesday to start their West Coast trip with a three-game sweep of San Diego.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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At one time, Democratic leaders were worried that Hilton and Chad Bianco, the Republican sheriff of Riverside County, might finish 1-2 and freeze out Democrats.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama froze out the media on Tuesday night, following a brutal Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder that resulted in a 127-114 loss.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Prosecutors have alleged that the men killed Vega to prevent her from cooperating with authorities or as retaliation for cooperating.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
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Gradually ease off the accelerator and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Judicial reviews or appeals of the payouts are prohibited.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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While state laws prohibit this kind of local control on oil or gas projects, the 2021 law passed by statehouse Republicans provided unique powers to local governments to kill wind and solar projects.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20out. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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