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 One loss from elimination, the Los Angeles Dodgers restored Shohei Ohtani to the top of the batting order for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday night. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Then on Thursday, with the Dodgers on the brink of elimination, one swing momentarily wiped all that away. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 After both the elimination of federal tax credits for EVs and the market pullback in that segment, automakers are left with big questions about how to invest, said John Murphy, an automotive analyst. — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 That early elimination didn’t represent the success the team, which won a then-franchise-best 30 games, had last season. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for elimination

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removal

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The stadium’s public ownership alone does not establish a violation; the government’s involvement in the removals would be a key question.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
People in the country longer may have more opportunities to contest their removal while the government typically has greater authority to fast-track deportations for people arrested at the border.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

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