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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 eliminations
Second round eliminations are based on the cumulative voting in both preliminary rounds.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Round-by-round eliminations are gone, as is the one-race title finale.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
The Dallas Morning News examined the impact of policy changes and program eliminations by the Environmental Protection Agency to assess the effects on North Texas.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Parents and community members opposed possible changes to Baltimore County Public School's class size ratios and position eliminations under Superintendent Myriam Rogers' fiscal 2027 budget proposal at a public comment hearing held Tuesday night.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2026
Over the course of two-and-a-half weeks of filming on a set in London, Parriman, of Liberty, had navigated his way through a series of brutal eliminations, all under the watchful gaze of an array of cameras and production staff.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
These eliminations are the norm in the massive K-pop machine, which stands apart from other music industries worldwide for the scale of its artist development and production programs.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
The show will feature weekly eliminations.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
After weeks of captivating blind auditions, nerve-wracking eliminations and the high-stakes playoffs round, each coach selected one artist from their team to advance to the finale.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Round-by-round eliminations are gone, as is the one-race title finale.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
The Dallas Morning News examined the impact of policy changes and program eliminations by the Environmental Protection Agency to assess the effects on North Texas.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Parents and community members opposed possible changes to Baltimore County Public School's class size ratios and position eliminations under Superintendent Myriam Rogers' fiscal 2027 budget proposal at a public comment hearing held Tuesday night.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2026
Over the course of two-and-a-half weeks of filming on a set in London, Parriman, of Liberty, had navigated his way through a series of brutal eliminations, all under the watchful gaze of an array of cameras and production staff.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
These eliminations are the norm in the massive K-pop machine, which stands apart from other music industries worldwide for the scale of its artist development and production programs.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
The show will feature weekly eliminations.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
After weeks of captivating blind auditions, nerve-wracking eliminations and the high-stakes playoffs round, each coach selected one artist from their team to advance to the finale.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminations
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When the investigator asked for a spreadsheet documenting removals, mentioned in testimony by several supervisors, the agency’s then-adult protection director in Miami emailed a copy.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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In a release Thursday, the city emphasized that permits are required for most non-emergency tree removals, part of a broader push to protect environmental health and maintain quality of life in the growing suburban community.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Generally speaking, this matters for Social Security optimization because Roth IRA distributions, unlike traditional IRA withdrawals, are not included in provisional income calculations.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Traditional IRAs force withdrawals starting at age 73, which means less control over your tax bill in retirement.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Eliminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminations. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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