eliminates

verb

present tense third-person singular of eliminate
as in excludes
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of the stiff entry fee is intended to eliminate less-than-serious competitors

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Recent Examples of eliminates This year, however, the Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a map more favorable to Republicans, which eliminates one of Alabama's two majority-Black seats. — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 This eliminates manual handoffs, reduces errors and ensures cash flow is tracked from the first quote, not after the fact. — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Only boats registered in Indonesia are allowed to charter its waters, which effectively eliminates international yachts from the equation. — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026 That eliminates the buffer between starter Elija Lofton, who played through injury all last season, and a pair of talented true freshmen in Israel Briggs and Gavin Mueller. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 That eliminates one problem but doesn’t solve another for the DVC. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Many employees assume moving out of state before selling automatically eliminates California tax. — Anastasia Atamanchuk, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 This audio transmitter adapter eliminates that need by creating a wireless connection between your Bluetooth earbuds and your seatback TV. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026 This allows drivers to have more flexibility with phone placement, reduces wear on device ports and eliminates wire clutter. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eliminates
  1. excludes
  2. bans
  3. prevents
  4. prohibits
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  • What’s more, the new White House framework excludes the Chinese open models entirely, leaving a fast-growing slice of the market unmonitored.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Every unnecessary requirement you list is a filter that excludes someone who could do the job well.
    — Marsha Murray, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of excludes
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  • State law now bans proposition betting in sports — wagers on certain events happening in a game, rather than the game’s outcome — which is a significant source of revenue for the leading prediction markets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The law also bans the sale of e-bikes that can travel faster than 25 mph, or have motors that produce more than 750 watts of power.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of bans
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  • The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act prevents regulated entities, such as hospitals, from disclosing identifiable private information to third parties under most circumstances, unless the patient agrees.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Strategic stillness strengthens emotional intelligence, reduces fatigue, and prevents burnout.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of prevents
Verb
  • The new law prohibits drugmakers from restricting the number or types of pharmacies that hospitals and other providers can contract with to dispense medications to their patients through a federal program called the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Lemon and several other journalists have been charged with violating the FACE Act, which prohibits people from intimidating or interfering with individuals’ constitutional right to the freedom of religion.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibits

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