ruled out 1 of 2

adjective

as in shut out

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ruled out

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verb

past tense of rule out
as in excluded
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
Verb
Those ideas been ruled out, however, due to the possibility that people would not secure the helmets correctly and that closed cars would hinder emergency evacuations. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 That ruled out conventional dismantling for much of the fleet. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 What about the various others who were ruled out Sunday before game time — Xavier Legette (knee), Nick Scott (rib) and linebacker Devin Lloyd (calf)? — Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 During the campaign, PAM had ruled out staying in a coalition with the RNI — the two had traded blame over policy shortcomings including a failure to halt rises in food prices. — CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 The investigation remains active, and additional arrests have not been ruled out. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Police have not ruled out additional arrests in the Summer Street investigation. — Oscar Margain, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026 But after being a late scratch in that game, Stewart was ruled out early of USC’s Big Ten opener against Rutgers. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Daniels has already been ruled out this week, with Marcus Mariota set to start for the Commanders. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruled out
  1. stopped
  2. excluded
  3. banned
  4. barred
  5. shut out
  6. eliminated
  7. prohibited
  8. prevented
Adjective
  • The girl with a backpack on could be seen crossing the street while looking at her phone before the stopped truck began moving beside her, in videos obtained by ABC station WPVI and CBS station KYW.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The crash drew a crowd from the stopped traffic, who quickly spread photos and videos of the driver on social media.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • Opponents say the proposition’s vague wording could result in vital services being excluded from the list of program expenses permitted in the 90% of revenues, prompting clinics to cut programs to avoid financial penalties.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Montoya’s attorney Wednesday asked if her current immigration status can be excluded from the trial, which Nunley approved.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of excluded
Verb
  • After finding minor infractions unrelated to food safety, Kenny banned longtime supplier Red Chamber, allowing Thai Union to capture every pre-breaded shrimp contract, at a higher price, as well as 46% of Red Lobster’s overall shrimp business.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The White House banned imports of some Canadian vehicles, dairy and alcohol products on Tuesday.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of banned
Verb
  • In a message to District 118 families Thursday, interim co-superintendents Todd Leden and Brian Wegley said Anderlik has been placed on administrative leave and is barred from entering district property or contacting students.
    — Mick Zawislak, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Despite the ruling, some journalists from all three outlets were barred from entering the White House on Thursday morning – even as Chinese state media outlets were granted entry.
    — Kevin Breuninger,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of barred
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  • In the day's other National Women's Soccer League matches, Gotham FC downed the Chicago Stars 3-1; and the San Diego Wave shut out Racing Louisville 2-0.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • All were sensational players who managed to shut out the noise and put up tremendous numbers.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of shut out
Verb
  • The latest waves of layoffs come after Disney in April eliminated about 1,000 roles, primarily as a result of D’Amaro’s formation of a consolidated enterprise marketing division under the leadership of Asad Ayaz, chief marketing and brand officer.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This summer, four officers from the traffic unit were moved into vacant positions in regular patrol and investigative units, and their former positions in traffic were eliminated.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of eliminated
Verb
  • While sales of raw milk are prohibited on Facebook’s Marketplace, and such ads are removed when flagged, discussions of raw milk are still allowed, said a Meta spokesperson.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The other three – Maryland, Minnesota and Texas – prohibited certain election deepfakes, even if the content carried an AI warning.
    — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of prohibited
Verb
  • Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected stricter neutrality rules that would have prevented the country from sanctioning Russia and curbed its cooperation with NATO, delivering a boost to the alliance’s efforts to counter Moscow.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Due to an overwhelming response on Day 1 that prevented many fans from casting ballots in the first round, Day 1 voting will continue to September 23.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of prevented

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