as in removal
the act or process of removing something or someone
the elimination of waste products from the body Repeatedly breaking the rules will result in your elimination from the game.
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Recent Examples of elimination
Monday’s eliminations come three weeks after Disney presented its fall lineup to advertisers, leaning heavily on its sports stars including Peyton and Eli Manning rather than actors from its entertainment programming.
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Meg James, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Amodei told Axios that the mass elimination of jobs could be in the offing, especially at the entry level across the technology, finance, law, consulting and other white-collar professions.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Florida trailed in each of those last two series, twice facing an elimination game against the mighty Penguins.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Five regional hosts got bounced, with four others facing elimination today — including my LSU Tigers.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Meg James, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Amodei told Axios that the mass elimination of jobs could be in the offing, especially at the entry level across the technology, finance, law, consulting and other white-collar professions.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Florida trailed in each of those last two series, twice facing an elimination game against the mighty Penguins.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Five regional hosts got bounced, with four others facing elimination today — including my LSU Tigers.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elimination
removal
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The plan would aim to fund the removal of 1 million immigrants annually and house 100,000 people in detention centers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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On May 23, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's ruling that said the removal of books based on their content likely violated patrons' First Amendment right to access information.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Elimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elimination. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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