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eliminate

[ih-lim-uh-neyt] / ɪˈlɪm əˌneɪt /
VERB
remove, throw out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cancel defeat dispose of disqualify eradicate erase exclude get rid of ignore knock out oust phase out stamp out waive wipe out
STRONG
annihilate discard discharge dismiss disregard drop eject evict expel exterminate invalidate kill liquidate murder omit reject slay terminate waste
WEAK
blot out bump off cast out count out cut out dispense with do away with drive out leave out put out rub out rule out set aside shut the door on take out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
add aid allow create establish help hold keep permit retain
STRONG
accept admit approve bear begin build employ engage give birth hire include initiate preserve save start take in welcome
WEAK
choose ratify sanction

Example Sentences

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The entertainment company is preparing to eliminate as many as 1,000 positions in the coming weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

They craft the state budget and have a line-item veto to eliminate legislative appropriations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Disney plans to eliminate up to 1,000 positions, mainly in marketing, accounting for 0.4% of its 231,000 employees.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Re-engineering Geely vehicles to eliminate Chinese software and hardware “will be difficult, but not impossible,” Fiorani said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Like the gardener, a leader must take responsibility for what he cultivates; he must mind his work, try to repel enemies, preserve what can be preserved, and eliminate what cannot succeed.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela