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
Seigner does not rule out working again with her husband, who turns 93 in August, but her response implies nothing is on the boil.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 June 2026
Multiple rulings throughout our courts, including from the Supreme Court, have knocked the old rules out from under college sports, and there’s not much left holding it together today.
—Sen. Rand Paul Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
In May, however, Blanche wouldn’t rule out the possibility that Capitol rioters could be eligible to apply for payments from the fund.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Boston is not ruling out the idea is my intel.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 June 2026
Multiple rulings throughout our courts, including from the Supreme Court, have knocked the old rules out from under college sports, and there’s not much left holding it together today.
—Sen. Rand Paul Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
In May, however, Blanche wouldn’t rule out the possibility that Capitol rioters could be eligible to apply for payments from the fund.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Boston is not ruling out the idea is my intel.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
Verb
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My agency was working with an e-commerce client running a promotion that excluded specific items.—
Robert Burko,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Our statute only provides that derivatives on onions and motion picture box office receipts are excluded from our scope.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Australia was the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them last December from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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What other items are banned at stadium?—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Anthony was allowed to receive his high school diploma but was barred from graduation festivities.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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France barred far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and dozens of settler leaders from entry, citing his drive to expand and annex settlements and policies harming Palestinians and the Palestinian Authority.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Because the back is open, these Quince loafers feel airy and breathable while eliminating the heel rubbing that can come with traditional loafers.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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By the end of that summer, many of the country’s largest and most prominent clinics for trans youth had either closed or dramatically scaled back care, all but eliminating the provision of puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries for thousands of patients.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The birthplace criterion also shuts out key figures of the Harlem Renaissance — including Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong — who were born in the American South and moved to New York as part of the Great Migration.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Tampa Bay’s bullpen shut out Boston over the final five innings, yielding just three hits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Unions that back the wrong horse in a primary can get frozen out.—
Heather Merrick,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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In the aftermath of 2020, Jones was stripped of a committee chairmanship and frozen out of Senate GOP leadership.—
Shannon McCaffrey,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Early vaccination techniques, not yet perfected, did lead to genuine harm, in some cases causing the very infections they were intended to prevent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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In practical terms, according to a person familiar with the discussions surrounding the new requirement, ships may need to use armed security teams on board or equipment designed to prevent hijackings, kidnappings or robberies.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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Drone operations are prohibited within a 1-nautical-mile radius and up to 1,000 feet above ground level at certain fan events, including at the LA Memorial Coliseum in June, according to FAA’s news release about the restrictions.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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In 2020, he was federally indicted and later pleaded guilty to charges of possessing a firearm despite being prohibited from doing so due to those prior convictions, court records show.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20out. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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