rules out

present tense third-person singular of rule out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rules out None of this rules out an agreement on Chinese investments in the US as part of a broader trade deal. semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025 That rules out fanciful speculation that the likes of Timothée Chalamet, Glen Powell, Austin Butler, Jacob Elordi and others who don’t hail from UK shores are in the running. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025 Well, that rules out a whole lot of major villains that Reeves may have adapted, after previously doing high profile ones like The Riddler, Catwoman (well, sometimes-villain) and the all-time great Colin Farrell Penguin. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 This approach helps untangle cause from coincidence – and rules out confounding factors better than with observational studies. New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rules out
Verb
  • The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, is currently chopping around 3%.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • What the discount excludes is deli, meat, beer, wine, liquor and tobacco.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • An Ohio law introduced this year bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the state's colleges and universities.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The package implements health certification requirements, voids contracts between brokers and consumers that require deposits and bans brokers from selling animals in the state.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • State law bars cities, counties and other local governments from enacting their own gun, stricter regulations.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The new law also bars day care providers from collecting immigration information about children or their parents and allows parents to nominate a temporary legal guardian for their child through family court.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The new implant material, however, eliminates the need for the drugs and uses a liquid, rather than solid, silver compound.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The BassUp technology pumps up the bass, while the noise cancellation feature eliminates pesky background noise.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But in some cases, the infrastructure simply prevents students from being able to participate in school in the same way as their peers.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
  • On the first burn, always let the wax melt evenly across the surface to create a full pool—this prevents tunneling (where unused wax gets left around the edges).
    Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Aventura Mall’s policy prohibits the possession of weapons of any nature on the property.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Immergut's more sweeping order from Sunday night – which prohibits any state's National Guard from going into Portland – remains in effect.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Rules out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rules%20out. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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