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
The controversial former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) has ruled out a run, and the only others currently running are little known.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
The administration has not ruled out the possibility of expanding the scope of the tariffs to include additional vehicle components.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
In an exclusive interview with NBC, Trump declined to rule out the possibility of a third term, despite the clear restrictions set by the 22nd Amendment.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Blood Tests Blood tests may help your healthcare provider diagnose or rule out other conditions and causes.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
The administration has not ruled out the possibility of expanding the scope of the tariffs to include additional vehicle components.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
In an exclusive interview with NBC, Trump declined to rule out the possibility of a third term, despite the clear restrictions set by the 22nd Amendment.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Blood Tests Blood tests may help your healthcare provider diagnose or rule out other conditions and causes.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
Verb
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While the sector has been excluded from the recent tariffs, levies could come in the future.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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School leaders believed other records that might have fulfilled the requests contained too much private information and were excluded from public record under student privacy laws.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths annually in the U.S. Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California, banned the sale of most tobacco products beginning in 2021.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Certain artificial dyes used in the U.S. are banned or subject to warning labels in other countries.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Tom Brenner | Reuters A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the White House cannot bar Associated Press reporters and photographers from the Oval Office, Air Force One, and other secure spaces where journalists from other media outlets are admitted.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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These organizations, which had lofty names such as the Great Northwest Improvement Association and West Altadena Improvement Association, urged homeowners to write language into their deeds that would bar Black, Latino or Asian tenants from buying or renting there.—
Calvin Schermerhorn,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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These large predators were lost during the Late Pleistocene extinctions that eliminated many large land mammals from the Americas near the end of the most recent glaciation.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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Yet on Tuesday, Kennedy eliminated entire agency communications teams and gutted staff responsible for processing Freedom of Information Act requests.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
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Addy Walls had a complete game with 14 strikeouts as Hopkinton shut out Holliston, 11-0, in a Tri-Valley League game.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Black Doves, The Gentlemen, and Fool Me Once were all shut out of the main awards (Black Doves got a Craft nom for costume design), while Bridgerton — which is produced by Shondaland but is synonymous with the UK — only figured in the Memorable Moment category and in Craft for hair and makeup.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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Such defenses include profiling victims before an attack is mounted, and can even provide an escape path to a benign alternative to prevent the threat being flagged.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Rather than address the underlying medical issues that prevent conception, IVF acts as a Band-Aid solution, artificially fertilizing eggs outside the womb in a laboratory.—
John Oertle,
National Review,
6 Apr. 2025
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Louisiana’s legislation might also violate the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits laws that retroactively increase the severity of a person’s criminal sentence, according to several legal scholars.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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That goal is also the impetus behind Senate Bill 19, legislation that would prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for contract lobbyists.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20out. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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