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eliminate
verb as in remove, throw out
Strongest matches
cancel, defeat, dispose of, disqualify, eradicate, erase, exclude, get rid of, ignore, knock out, oust, phase out, stamp out, waive, wipe out
Strong matches
annihilate, discard, discharge, dismiss, disregard, drop, eject, evict, expel, exterminate, invalidate, kill, liquidate, murder, omit, reject, slay, terminate, waste
Weak matches
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
Example Sentences
In horse racing, Black jockeys won more than half of the Kentucky Derby held from 1875 to 1903 — until Jim Crow eliminated the Black jockey.
Any effort to reduce or eliminate chemical additives in foods would require experienced staffers to draft new rules and shepherd them through the required regulatory process, said Ken Cook, president of the Environmental Working Group.
Ramaswamy, who has backed eliminating the tax-collecting agency, the IRS, and the Department of Education, among others, wrote after the announcement: “Shut it down.”
John said these findings suggest that the standard intravenous and oral treatment lowers the parasite level to where it cannot be detected by microscopy, but it does not completely eliminate the parasite in some children.
“With continued consultation, tribes can lead initiatives to eliminate such words from California’s public places.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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