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to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
another loss would rule them out of the tournament
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Recent Examples of ruled out
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Packers wide receiveir Dontayvion Wicks has been ruled out with a concussion.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Investigators have ruled out a murder-suicide.
—Stepheny Price , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
He was ruled out for Philadelphia's Week 8 win over the New York Giants, but is expected to return to the field this weekend following his team's Week 9 bye.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
These analyses ruled out explanations like recency bias, where animals simply favor the most recent signal, or responding to the most obvious cue.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Mainstream parties from the left to the right have ruled out joining a coalition with them.
—CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Sydney Sweeney hasn’t completely ruled out getting her 007 on.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Nor can it be ruled out that China, while normally cautious, might instead act decisively against Taiwan at a point of crisis for Kyiv, since the West would likely be more distracted.
—Lyle Goldstein, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
Denver doesn’t want to rush him back, but a return before the end of January hasn’t been ruled out.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Packers wide receiveir Dontayvion Wicks has been ruled out with a concussion.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Investigators have ruled out a murder-suicide.
—Stepheny Price , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
He was ruled out for Philadelphia's Week 8 win over the New York Giants, but is expected to return to the field this weekend following his team's Week 9 bye.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
These analyses ruled out explanations like recency bias, where animals simply favor the most recent signal, or responding to the most obvious cue.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Mainstream parties from the left to the right have ruled out joining a coalition with them.
—CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Sydney Sweeney hasn’t completely ruled out getting her 007 on.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Nor can it be ruled out that China, while normally cautious, might instead act decisively against Taiwan at a point of crisis for Kyiv, since the West would likely be more distracted.
—Lyle Goldstein, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruled out
Verb
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Prosecutors will have the chance to question Hale again, and defense attorneys reserved the right to ask for the testimony to ultimately be excluded.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Just a week before, Hassett had been excluded from a White House meeting in which the president decided to impose higher tariffs on Mexico, The New York Times reported.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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That's when a 51-year-old woman driving a Tesla south on Highway 85 struck the Focus, causing both cars to spin and crash into a stopped semi-truck.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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In the wake of the seizure, Haitian authorities banned in-transit cargo through the Dominican Republic.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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All dual-use items are banned from being exported to Japan for military use effective immediately, China's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Tuesday.—
Josh Xiao Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The rightful winner of Venezuela’s presidential election Machado rose to become Maduro’s strongest opponent in recent years, but his government barred her from running for office to prevent her from challenging — and likely beating — him in the 2024 presidential election.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Online court records show Thornton was sentenced to two years of probation, ordered to have no contact with Karofsky and barred from Dane County, home to the state Supreme Court in Madison, unless his probation agent approves a visit for a legitimate reason.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Other artists who were surprisingly shut out include Reneé Rapp and Benson Boone.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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But some acts were shut out of the competition altogether, while others' inclusions came as a surprise.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The trade war also eliminated hundreds of jobs tied to cross-border wine commerce and contributed to a boom in Canadian wine sales, reshaping consumer habits and retail offerings in the country.—
Dave Gordon,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Change is coming The Kansas school is among more than 1,900 public K-12 schools that have eliminated names and images determined to be disparaging to Indigenous peoples of the United States.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Most police departments long ago prohibited officers from shooting at moving vehicles except for very limited circumstances where there’s no other option to save lives, experts say.—
Claire Galofaro,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Boise officials have reminded local businesses that bottomless mimosas and other unlimited-drink deals are prohibited in the city.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The athletes are not employees in the legal sense and therefore cannot be prevented from leaving for another university.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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But a landmark land claims settlement in 1980 exempted Maine from federal Indian gaming laws, which has prevented the tribes from opening casinos on their lands.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Ruled out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruled%20out. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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