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
Jonathan Kuminga was ruled out of Saturday’s game against the Wolves, diagnosed with left knee soreness on the team’s official injury report.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Unlike Earth, however, Europa's ocean is deprived of oxygen and sealed off from sunlight, ruling out photosynthesis and requiring any potential life to rely on chemical energy instead.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But for now, scientists cannot rule out the possibility that one slipped past Earth nearly three years ago, sending a lone emissary into an underwater neutrino detector.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump has repeatedly aired his grievances with NATO and recently refused to ruled out leaving the alliance over his contentious push to annex Greenland.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Unlike Earth, however, Europa's ocean is deprived of oxygen and sealed off from sunlight, ruling out photosynthesis and requiring any potential life to rely on chemical energy instead.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But for now, scientists cannot rule out the possibility that one slipped past Earth nearly three years ago, sending a lone emissary into an underwater neutrino detector.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump has repeatedly aired his grievances with NATO and recently refused to ruled out leaving the alliance over his contentious push to annex Greenland.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
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Trustees also agreed to form a closed-session subcommittee composed of the four board members present, excluding Becerra from participating.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Offered at an affordable price by retail outlets (like IKEA and Lidl in Germany), balcony solar kits offer an accessible entry point to renewable energy for lower- and middle-income families who have been historically excluded from solar adoption.—
Calvin Ball,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026
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Several red states have proposed legislation modeled on California's 2023 law, which bans four food additives.—
Alan Greenblatt,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee will consider several draft proposals in its Tuesday hearing, with some aiming to ban states from setting rules for AVs at all and others looking to lax exemption requirements.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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Courts have barred similarly slapdash efforts to appoint a slate of Trump-friendly prosecutors, harass law firms the president dislikes, withhold federal funding from a range of institutions, and deploy the National Guard to peaceful cities despite opposition from blue-state governors.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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In 2018 and 2022, the NHL again barred current players from competing, but the league reversed course for next month's competition.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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For instance, support for Nvidia’s NVLink fabric enables Marvell’s custom silicon to function alongside Nvidia-centric environments, eliminating a significant barrier to adoption for hyperscalers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Every team will go to 18 (games) and two (exhibition games) and eliminate one of the preseason games.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Arenas shuffled up and down the pickleball court and shifted laterally, quickly racking up the points and shutting out Jennings in the game, 11-0.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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But the group, including TikTokers, media and more covering the case, was shut out of the courtroom when the judge warned that anyone who livestreamed the hearing would be found in contempt of court, The News & Observer reported.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota officials said on Thursday that the FBI is taking the lead on the investigation and freezing out state investigators.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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In 2019, the NBA learned this the hard way when a tweet from then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey regarding Hong Kong led Chinese businesses to freeze out the association for years.—
Adam Minter,
Twin Cities,
4 Jan. 2026
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Authorities called for additional measures to prevent overlap between performer and audience exit times and to minimize traffic disruption in the surrounding area.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Politically, there might also be little to gain from the international outcry that would arise were the high-profile artist detained or prevented from entering Beijing.—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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The letter cited Boise City Code, which prohibits selling or advertising unlimited alcoholic drinks for a single price.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Therefore, all interaction and communication between contestants are prohibited.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20out. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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