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
Investigators have ruled out carbon monoxide poisoning as a cause of death.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
He is believed to reside in Mexico but investigators have not ruled out his presence elsewhere, including in the U.S., Canada, Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala or Costa Rica.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
They are required to stay home from school for four days after the rash onsets or until a medical provider has ruled out a measles diagnosis.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
Gene Hackman investigation excludes gas, carbon monoxide As the investigation into the causes of death for Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa continues, the possibility of a gas leak inside their home appears to be conclusively ruled out.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
He is believed to reside in Mexico but investigators have not ruled out his presence elsewhere, including in the U.S., Canada, Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala or Costa Rica.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
They are required to stay home from school for four days after the rash onsets or until a medical provider has ruled out a measles diagnosis.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
Gene Hackman investigation excludes gas, carbon monoxide As the investigation into the causes of death for Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa continues, the possibility of a gas leak inside their home appears to be conclusively ruled out.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 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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