as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
another loss would rule them out of the tournament
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Recent Examples of rule out
This theory was ruled out after a subsequent investigation by Safe found no signs of unauthorized access to its infrastructure, no compromises of other Safe wallets, and no obvious vulnerabilities in the Safe codebase.
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Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
Already, Russia appears to be hardening its stance: Moscow has ruled out any peacekeepers from NATO-member countries in monitoring any peace settlement.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
Another reason that Ukraine had been ruled out as a possible perpetrator was the unbelievable political risk: a country defending itself from invasion and desperately reliant on foreign military aid could hardly afford to blow up the energy infrastructure of one of its primary Western backers.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
And after Smith was ruled out for the rest of the season in December, the Heat has kept him on a two-way contract despite there being no salary-cap penalty for swapping him out for a healthy player.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
Already, Russia appears to be hardening its stance: Moscow has ruled out any peacekeepers from NATO-member countries in monitoring any peace settlement.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
Another reason that Ukraine had been ruled out as a possible perpetrator was the unbelievable political risk: a country defending itself from invasion and desperately reliant on foreign military aid could hardly afford to blow up the energy infrastructure of one of its primary Western backers.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
And after Smith was ruled out for the rest of the season in December, the Heat has kept him on a two-way contract despite there being no salary-cap penalty for swapping him out for a healthy player.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
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Furthermore, penny stocks were excluded from the study (the average market capitalization as of March 2021 for the 103 firms was about $1.6 billion).—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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When asked why Trump’s selection excluded other major cryptocurrencies like Litecoin or Polkadot, Torkpour suggested the decision might be based on market positioning, technological advantages, or strategic considerations aligned with the administration’s goals.—
Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
4 Mar. 2025
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A little over five months after his death, and 35 years after he was banned from the game of baseball by then-commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti, Pete Rose may be posthumously getting his flowers – from two different angles.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Trump has attacked the media, banning the AP from White House events because the news organization did not change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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Editors’ Picks How Patina Miller, of Starz’s ‘Power’ Series, Spends Her Sundays More than two dozen states already bar transgender athletes from participating in school sports, whether in K-12 schools or at the collegiate level.—
Annie Karni,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Terence Powderly, the Grand Master Workman of the Knights, barred Chinese laborers from the organization.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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As part of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to shrink the federal workforce, the General Services Administration eliminated its technology unit, CBS News learned Saturday.—
Rhona Tarrant,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration announced plans on Thursday (Feb. 27) to eliminate more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts, as well as $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance worldwide, according to the Associated Press.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
2 Mar. 2025
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Starmer and France's Emmanuel Macron came to Washington this week after Europe and Ukraine were shut out of peace talks between the U.S. and Russia in Saudi Arabia.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The visits will be critical to showing whether there is any scope for US-European cooperation on the war — after the continent was shut out of US talks in Saudi Arabia with Russia this week.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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Fortunately, there are treatments to help manage your symptoms, slow disease progression, and prevent organ damage.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
1 Mar. 2025
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To prevent it from sliding, the brand recommends layering it over a rug pad for added stability.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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The city of Fullerton will begin enforcing stricter anti-camping rules, prohibiting homeless individuals from sitting, lying or sleeping in public spaces or storing their property on sidewalks and similar public spaces.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 2025
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More than 90 countries do not have laws mandating equal pay for equal work, while dozens of others prohibit women from working in certain industries, such as construction or manufacturing.—
Meera Senthilingam,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20out. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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