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
Astronomers are, however, currently testing a sharper-eyed upgrade to GRAVITY (aptly called GRAVITY+) that should be able to eventually validate or rule out this particular candidate.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
Trump is not ruling out the possibility of military strikes on Iran.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
Keegan Murray injury Kings forward Keegan Murray was ruled out for Thursday’s game after spraining his left ankle in Wednesday’s loss to the Houston Rockets.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The latest research, however, ruled out those scenarios and suggested that a different dynamic was at play.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
Trump is not ruling out the possibility of military strikes on Iran.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
Keegan Murray injury Kings forward Keegan Murray was ruled out for Thursday’s game after spraining his left ankle in Wednesday’s loss to the Houston Rockets.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The latest research, however, ruled out those scenarios and suggested that a different dynamic was at play.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
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Pre-academy training and orientation programs, as well as on-the-job training, were excluded from the analysis.—
Blake Ellis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Each state is responsible for regularly checking the exclusions list to ensure that state agencies administering Medicaid do not enroll or continue to disburse payments to excluded entities.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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One big question is about whether the final Senate legislation will include a provision to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
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What's wrong, in his view, is why the AI company he co-founded has been banned from the federal government.—
March 1,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the ownership of Ticketmaster, the DOJ claims Live Nation forces venues to sign exclusive contracts with Ticketmaster, barring the inclusion of other ticket vendors.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Leach has highlighted his conservative record, including legislation barring Shariah in Texas courts.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Just weeks after major storms brought snow to the Sierra Nevada, a winter heat wave has all but eliminated California’s snowpack gains.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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With the latest Webb data, researchers now have far greater confidence in where asteroid 2024 YR4 will be in 2032 and have eliminated the possibility of a lunar impact.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Irish have shut out three of their past five opponents.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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Suz Kroeber, a Washington Heights mom of two children, said she and her wife were shut out of 3-k last year for their oldest child.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Who and the songwriting duo behind all the classics — were completely frozen out and had to hopelessly watch from the sidelines.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Mavericks were coming off a brutal six-game, 11-day road trip that concluded with them being frozen out of being able to fly to Brooklyn until hours before a 123-114 victory.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Two months after the anniversary of the devastating Southern California firestorms, several legislators at the state Capitol unveiled a package of bills aimed at preventing wildfires and lessening their harms.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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One hour before bed, to promote digestion of foods eaten throughout the day and prevent bedtime indigestion.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
4 Mar. 2026
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Not allowing Anthropic's AI to perform mass surveillance of Americans, and prohibiting its AI from powering fully-autonomous weapons without any human involvement.—
March 1,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Given that women in Afghanistan are prohibited from leaving the home without a male guardian, activists say the new law will prevent women from seeking justice even in cases of severe physical violence.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20out. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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