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
Seigner does not rule out working again with her husband, who turns 93 in August, but her response implies nothing is on the boil.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 June 2026
Multiple rulings throughout our courts, including from the Supreme Court, have knocked the old rules out from under college sports, and there’s not much left holding it together today.
—Sen. Rand Paul Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
In May, however, Blanche wouldn’t rule out the possibility that Capitol rioters could be eligible to apply for payments from the fund.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Boston is not ruling out the idea is my intel.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 June 2026
Multiple rulings throughout our courts, including from the Supreme Court, have knocked the old rules out from under college sports, and there’s not much left holding it together today.
—Sen. Rand Paul Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
In May, however, Blanche wouldn’t rule out the possibility that Capitol rioters could be eligible to apply for payments from the fund.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Boston is not ruling out the idea is my intel.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
Verb
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My agency was working with an e-commerce client running a promotion that excluded specific items.—
Robert Burko,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Our statute only provides that derivatives on onions and motion picture box office receipts are excluded from our scope.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
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Australia was the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them last December from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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What other items are banned at stadium?—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Any actor previously nominated or who won in a lead or supporting category is also barred from submitting in a guest category for the same role.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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The bill would also bar anyone convicted of certain violent crimes from obtaining fireworks licenses.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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The proposal was designed to help stabilize the state budget and eliminate a structural deficit through July 2028, while also protecting smaller businesses with lower tax liability.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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The Dutch haven’t been eliminated in the first round of a World Cup since 1938, but a loss here could put that streak in jeopardy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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And the Longhorns not only went on to lose, they got shut out!—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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The program is designed for first-time or returning buyers shut out of the market.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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Unions that back the wrong horse in a primary can get frozen out.—
Heather Merrick,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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In the aftermath of 2020, Jones was stripped of a committee chairmanship and frozen out of Senate GOP leadership.—
Shannon McCaffrey,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
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To prevent renewal, cancel your membership through your Account Page.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 June 2026
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The bill, shared first with CNN, would codify NOAA’s aircraft reconnaissance and research role into law, which could help prevent those responsibilities from being transferred to another agency, like the US Air Force.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Drone operations are prohibited within a 1-nautical-mile radius and up to 1,000 feet above ground level at certain fan events, including at the LA Memorial Coliseum in June, according to FAA’s news release about the restrictions.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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In 2020, he was federally indicted and later pleaded guilty to charges of possessing a firearm despite being prohibited from doing so due to those prior convictions, court records show.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20out. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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