as in removal
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 elimination
One of the major points of contention for some users of the ThinkPad X9 is the elimination of the red TrackPoint controller that ThinkPads are famous for.
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Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The Vegas Golden Knights find themselves on the cusp of elimination, trailing 3-1 in the NHL's Western Conference Semifinals to the Edmonton Oilers, who won both Game 1 and Game 2 on Vegas' home ice.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The series shifts back to Washington for Game 5 on Thursday, with the Eastern Conference’s top seed working to stave off elimination and the Hurricanes aiming for a second trip to the conference final in three seasons.
—Aaron Beard, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
The Warriors are down 3-1 and flying back to Minneapolis on one day of rest before an elimination game — presumably without Curry, whose 13 minutes (and 13 points) in this series were the high point.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The Vegas Golden Knights find themselves on the cusp of elimination, trailing 3-1 in the NHL's Western Conference Semifinals to the Edmonton Oilers, who won both Game 1 and Game 2 on Vegas' home ice.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The series shifts back to Washington for Game 5 on Thursday, with the Eastern Conference’s top seed working to stave off elimination and the Hurricanes aiming for a second trip to the conference final in three seasons.
—Aaron Beard, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
The Warriors are down 3-1 and flying back to Minneapolis on one day of rest before an elimination game — presumably without Curry, whose 13 minutes (and 13 points) in this series were the high point.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elimination
removal
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The plan would aim to fund the removal of 1 million immigrants annually and house 100,000 people in detention centers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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On May 23, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's ruling that said the removal of books based on their content likely violated patrons' First Amendment right to access information.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Elimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elimination. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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