eliminate

A chemical that kills immediately could eliminate exposed termites before they have much opportunity to interact with nestmates.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

They may reduce some risk, but they can’t eliminate the repetitive collisions and acceleration forces that are intrinsic to tackle football.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Conducting a trial that is randomized and placebo-controlled, meaning some participants will get the vaccine and others will get a placebo, helps eliminate the “healthy volunteer effect” commonly seen in observational studies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

When the body detects an infection or injury, it sends out alarm signals that recruit immune cells and other cells to eliminate the threat and begin repairing damaged tissue.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Japan wanted to eliminate Western influence in the East and create a Greater East Asia, ruled by their empire.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

One of the main ways the body eliminates unwanted cells is through apoptosis, a carefully controlled form of cellular "suicide."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

A sausage-and-pepper meal starter eliminates most of the chopping; canned tomatoes provide the sauce’s backbone; and a few spoonfuls of prepared sun-dried tomato pesto pull everything into focus.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

The action "eliminates the final major barriers for private sector investment in Syria and promotes Syria's economic recovery and reintegration into the global economy," he said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Some criticism of the situation has involved concerns over the Schengen Area - an agreement which eliminates border checks and now encompasses more than 450 million people and 29 countries in Europe.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

It also, incidentally, eliminates the possibility of robots, in complete adjustment, wandering off while still on Earth and thus bringing U. S. Robots face to face with the strict laws against robots on Earth.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

That result eliminated one possible explanation for the discrepancy, but it did not solve the larger mystery.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The changes eliminated capital-gains taxes on qualified investments—meaning newly issued shares in C corporations with assets of less than $50 million in certain industries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

There’s a recommendation by the committee for Kasek to return in 2027 to evaluate whether the third year of the playoff ban should be eliminated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Texas once had renewable mandates but eliminated them.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

There was no 15B—the concept of the B seat, where one had to sit between two other passengers, had been eliminated along with other unpleasant things, like disease and government.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Anthropic’s head of alignment science, Evan Hubinger, echoed that sentiment, posting on X that he sees a “greater than 10% chance” of AI eliminating humanity within the decade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Other research groups have also shown that eliminating PRX3 in healthy mice does not produce adverse effects.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Or is it only after someone is dead that we can take a critical look at their life, eliminating the chance to keep the subject part of the conversation?

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Following a 12-day trial, Judge Freeman found that SVB Financial exercised complete control over the bank’s strategy and negligently caused billions of dollars in losses, eliminating the FDIC’s obligation to return the deposit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Taylor said, “I was just eliminating . . .” But she was already gone, catching up to the stretcher.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben