as in removals
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 eliminations
The coalition — composed of transit districts, town municipality groups and other transportation advocates — reported that without the state funding, more than 10,000 riders across 15 microtransit zones face the threat of service eliminations and have to seek other transportation alternatives.
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Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
In other words, the district would have had to identify cuts beyond administrative job eliminations to fund the contract, but there was no plan to do so.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Disney is expected to lay off as many as 1,000 employees through role eliminations in the coming months, Variety has learned.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
American Idol season 24, episode 11, will feature a double round of eliminations following the previous week's voting delay.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Furthermore, these will be the last eliminations before the jury.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
Second round eliminations are based on the cumulative voting in both preliminary rounds.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Round-by-round eliminations are gone, as is the one-race title finale.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
The Dallas Morning News examined the impact of policy changes and program eliminations by the Environmental Protection Agency to assess the effects on North Texas.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
In other words, the district would have had to identify cuts beyond administrative job eliminations to fund the contract, but there was no plan to do so.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Disney is expected to lay off as many as 1,000 employees through role eliminations in the coming months, Variety has learned.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
American Idol season 24, episode 11, will feature a double round of eliminations following the previous week's voting delay.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Furthermore, these will be the last eliminations before the jury.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
Second round eliminations are based on the cumulative voting in both preliminary rounds.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Round-by-round eliminations are gone, as is the one-race title finale.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
The Dallas Morning News examined the impact of policy changes and program eliminations by the Environmental Protection Agency to assess the effects on North Texas.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminations
Noun
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But the plaintiffs’ concerns were ignored and, in 2019, the department retaliated by starting Internal Affairs investigations and imposing a series of negative work actions against the officers, including demotions, removals from specialized assignments and involuntary transfers, suit stated.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Jakarta authorities have responded with mass removals, targeting the janitor fish in city waterways.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Most of the early withdrawals stemmed from unexpected emergencies and paying off looming debt.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Later that night, she was seen in surveillance footage making withdrawals from an ATM — and hasn't been heard from since.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Eliminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eliminations. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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