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
Subotic, the firm’s founder and CEO, built WestPac around the concept of unified, personalized financial services that eliminate the common fragmentation among financial advisors, tax strategists, and estate planners.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The series brought together 1,000 contestants, with a large batch being eliminated with every intense challenge.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 June 2025
Escobar’s social media comments have been flooded with viewers promising to use their first vote of the season to eliminate her from the show.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Read More: Dermatologists Have a Dirty Little Secret One study found that soaking apples in baking soda mixed with water for 12-15 minutes eliminated more residue than water alone.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 June 2025
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The series brought together 1,000 contestants, with a large batch being eliminated with every intense challenge.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 June 2025
Escobar’s social media comments have been flooded with viewers promising to use their first vote of the season to eliminate her from the show.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Read More: Dermatologists Have a Dirty Little Secret One study found that soaking apples in baking soda mixed with water for 12-15 minutes eliminated more residue than water alone.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminate
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Raw materials such as gold and copper have been excluded from U.S. tariffs and the industry is pushing for diamonds to also be excluded.—
Charlotte Reed,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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The producers made an executive decision to exclude Gantu from the Lilo & Stitch live-action movie.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
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President Trump on Wednesday signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, resurrecting an effort from his first term to prevent large numbers of immigrants and visitors from entering the United States.—
Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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Nations begin to covet their AI and set up barriers to prevent other nations from stealing or copying the early AGI systems. Year 2037: Advances in AI showcase human-like situational adaptability and innovation.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The New York law bans retailers from selling or shipping toy guns of certain colors — black, dark blue, silver, or aluminum — that look like real weapons.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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At the state level, Republicans seized upon the policy change to gin up support for a past policy that would have banned trans girls from school sports.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2025
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The order explicitly prohibits the sale of any bitcoin from the reserve, cementing its role as a permanent sovereign asset.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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The measure prohibits tax increases without voter approval.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
30 May 2025
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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