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
Beccuau said that investigators have not ruled out foreign interference as a possible line of inquiry into the theft; but were keeping all leads open.
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Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
After initially being listed as questionable to return, he was ruled out for the remainder of the game midway through the fourth quarter.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
After initially being ruled questionable to return with a pectoral injury, Darren Waller was ruled out.
—Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
The Titans have no other threatening receivers, with Calvin Ridley ruled out.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
After initially being listed as questionable to return, he was ruled out for the remainder of the game midway through the fourth quarter.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
After initially being ruled questionable to return with a pectoral injury, Darren Waller was ruled out.
—Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
The Titans have no other threatening receivers, with Calvin Ridley ruled out.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
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The opening result excluding previews is in line with Captain Underpants, and above Sonic 3 and Paw Patrol.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2025
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After crunching the numbers to exclude armies of data-scraping AI bots, the Wikimedia Foundation says that between March and August this year, the number of Wikipedia page views coming from real humans declined by 8% year-on-year.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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Trump has issued orders seeking to ban the use of mail ballots or at least the counting of those cast by Election Day but received afterward — a common practice in both Democratic and Republican states.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The tush push has been a constant story this season after the play fell just short of receiving the necessary votes in the offseason to ban it.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Tuesday administrative order from the court bars civil arrests, without a warrant, of a party or witness to proceedings at the local courthouse, within and around any of the Cook County courthouses.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Oct. 2025
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This may very well mean that Wentz, who has performed admirably as the starter, could be set to start the next two games for the Vikings barring a drastic improvement of McCarthy's status.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Apple exec said leagues could eliminate blackouts, have more streaming bundles, and ask media partners to make accessible features that allow multitasking streams to show games happening simultaneously, even those on different platforms.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … TED JENKIN – Should all 50 states eliminate income tax?—
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Yet having been shut out by midtable flyers Gamba Osaka, who had been chasing an eighth victory in a row, hope remains for a bunched chasing pack that seems hellbent on ensuring a multi-team title race.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The dispute underscores an intensifying divide within the Democratic Party between establishment forces aligned with major donors and progressives who say those same networks are shutting out grassroots women candidates.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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Beijing responded furiously by canceling game broadcasts on the state media CCTV, stores pulled Rockets merchandise and sponsorships were cut as the NBA was all but frozen out of its most lucrative international market outside the United States.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
11 Oct. 2025
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That's because Beijing, the most important overseas market for the NBA, effectively froze out the NBA in 2019 following a fallout over protests in Hong Kong.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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These suburban residents hope that vigilance will prevent the process of neighbourhood change from beginning.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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While the administration frames it as a measure to prevent misuse, the policy raises questions about the consequences for migrants.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Hatch Act prohibits certain political activities by federal government employees and aims to protect federal employees from political coercion at work.—
Lillian Rizzo,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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In 1919 the United States Congress passed an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20out. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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