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
Ahead of its first game back at TD Garden on Monday night, Boston ruled out starting guard Derrick White (left shin contusion) and rotation wing Sam Hauser (right hip impingement).
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Logan Lerman is not ruling out the possibility of a Percy Jackson multiverse moment.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The Magic ruled out Gary Harris (left hamstring strain), Mac McClung (G League) and Moritz Wagner (torn ACL) for Monday’s game in Miami.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Prescott was eventually ruled out for the season with a hamstring injury.
—Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Logan Lerman is not ruling out the possibility of a Percy Jackson multiverse moment.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The Magic ruled out Gary Harris (left hamstring strain), Mac McClung (G League) and Moritz Wagner (torn ACL) for Monday’s game in Miami.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Prescott was eventually ruled out for the season with a hamstring injury.
—Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
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Basic economy is specifically excluded from this promotion, and only the base fare of a ticket, which excludes government taxes and fees, counts toward the bonus mile earnings.—
Stella Shon,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
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Her extensive knowledge of history and geography doesn’t exclude a sense of wonder at the fact that every plant, animal or human has both a place and a connection.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Social media isn’t the sole cause of eating disorders, and banning it isn’t always necessary, Birely said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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That was, in essence, why the U.S. Supreme Court just this month unanimously upheld a law effectively banning TikTok—because Congress saw it as a national security risk that stood to benefit China.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s sanctions blocked Bensouda from accessing any U.S.-based financial assets of court employees and barred her and her immediate family from entering the United States.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Gauthier-Jones, 17, specifically pointed to Trump’s recent orders that aim to enact mass deportations of immigrants and undocumented residents, end diversity, equity and inclusion programs, end birthright citizenship and bar federal funding for schools that support transgender youth.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
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In his old line of work, eliminating folks for money-laundering brother Knuckles (Daniel Wu), Marvin could kill without question.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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However, lawmakers are considering eliminating the deduction as part of broader federal budget adjustments, which could significantly impact borrowers in future tax years.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Despite scoring a Golden Globe nom for director Payal Kapadia, the film was shut out at last week’s Oscar nominations.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
1 Feb. 2025
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This time, advocates were shut out of detention facilities.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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The ruling prevents prison officials from transferring them to men’s facilities or restricting their access to medical care while the legal challenge moves forward.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
5 Feb. 2025
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The pause has prevented important studies on bird flu and its transmission from being published.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration had issued temporary flight restrictions at the time that prohibited drone operations near the Los Angeles County wildfires.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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The official spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, under a Trump administration gag order prohibiting USAID staffers from speaking with people outside their agency.—
Carla K. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2025
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