as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the stiff entry fee is intended to eliminate less-than-serious competitors
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Recent Examples of eliminate
The Flames, meanwhile, will miss the playoffs for the third season in a row after being eliminated earlier in the week in a shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The large brush roll resists tangling hair and pet fur, which eliminates the need to stop and pull items off the brush—and also eliminates a clogged pipe.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Advantage plans that covered 1.5 million beneficiaries in 2024 were eliminated for 2025.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
In addition to curtailing public access to basic climate data, recent changes have eliminated public portals to environmental information pertaining to agriculture, emergency planning, energy costs, local air pollution impacts and transportation planning.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The large brush roll resists tangling hair and pet fur, which eliminates the need to stop and pull items off the brush—and also eliminates a clogged pipe.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Advantage plans that covered 1.5 million beneficiaries in 2024 were eliminated for 2025.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
In addition to curtailing public access to basic climate data, recent changes have eliminated public portals to environmental information pertaining to agriculture, emergency planning, energy costs, local air pollution impacts and transportation planning.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminate
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While the sector has been excluded from the recent tariffs, levies could come in the future.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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School leaders believed other records that might have fulfilled the requests contained too much private information and were excluded from public record under student privacy laws.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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To prevent mold, be cautious when storing homemade bread.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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Some were emblazoned with images of Maximilian I of Bavaria and Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III. Further, archaeologists discovered fragments of lead bullets and deposits of metal wheels — which were likely safeguarded to prevent them from falling into enemy hands after the army left camp.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Certain artificial dyes used in the U.S. are banned or subject to warning labels in other countries.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths annually in the U.S. Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California, banned the sale of most tobacco products beginning in 2021.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Louisiana’s legislation might also violate the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits laws that retroactively increase the severity of a person’s criminal sentence, according to several legal scholars.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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That goal is also the impetus behind Senate Bill 19, legislation that would prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for contract lobbyists.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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