ELIMINATION Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

elimination

noun

Definition of elimination

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 Lanè Johnson, the city’s spokesperson, said on Tuesday that the program’s elimination had taken effect. — Jack Harvel august 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 The most significant changes to federal student loans that began on July 1, 2026, include the elimination of Grad PLUS loans for most graduate and professional students, and the implementation of new annual and aggregate federal borrowing limits. — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Experts expect that the US will soon lose its elimination status, the recognition by the World Health Organization that measles is no longer transmitting regularly within a country. — Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 The Sky spent the last week teetering on the edge, racking up a few last-gasp wins to hold off the looming inevitability of their own elimination. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for elimination

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The slump followed the removal of the de minimis exemption in the US, Shein’s second largest market after Europe.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Keep in mind, these cost estimates don’t include any demo or removal of whatever previous flooring was installed.

— Jason Rueger, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

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