as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
another loss would rule them out of the tournament
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Recent Examples of rule out
This research eventually ruled out the main alternative — a semiclassical theory of light and matter from Bohr and his collaborators.
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Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
With Curry, Wiggins and Melton each ruled out with injuries, the game shaped up one in which the Warriors would need to feature Kuminga heavily on offense.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The primary hazards over the next 24 hours will be strong, potentially damaging wind gusts and hail, however an isolated brief tornado or two cannot be ruled out.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024
Test results released by the Colorado Department of Agriculture over the weekend ruled out McDonald’s beef patties as a possible source.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
With Curry, Wiggins and Melton each ruled out with injuries, the game shaped up one in which the Warriors would need to feature Kuminga heavily on offense.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The primary hazards over the next 24 hours will be strong, potentially damaging wind gusts and hail, however an isolated brief tornado or two cannot be ruled out.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024
Test results released by the Colorado Department of Agriculture over the weekend ruled out McDonald’s beef patties as a possible source.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
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Total expenses excluding management fees increased to $438,982 from $238,942.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The offer is valid for dine-in visits only and excludes alcoholic beverages.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Trump has pledged to defund gender-affirming care—and to ban it for minors.Madison Pauly and Sarah Szilagy, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
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This research gives ammunition to groups who are pushing to ban public water fluoridation.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
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The judge even barred the government from ever trying it on again with the Bundys over events at the family ranch.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Americans are barred from traveling to Cuba for pure tourism but are permitted to go for family visits and educational activities.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The cuts are meant to eliminate redundancies and streamline the business, a source familiar with the matter confirms to The Hollywood Reporter.Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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A week after Nader and Savchenko were eliminated from the competition, a source told PEOPLE that the couple broke things off.Esther Kang, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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While programs such as the Works Progress Administration provided a crucial source of employment, most Black workers remained largely shut out of the Social Security system and unprotected by wage and hour regulations.Ben Zdencanovic, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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Forgotten about this Series, and just as damaging to the Dodgers as Owen’s blunder: Freddie Fitzsimmons was sailing along in Game 3, shutting out the Yankees, when the final out of the seventh — a line drive by Marius Russo — bounced off Fitzsimmons’ leg, breaking his kneecap.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Once Trump withdraws America’s aegis over these allies, what is to prevent old hostilities from resurfacing, from enmities between Germany and France or Germany and Poland to lingering resentments between the Japanese and Koreans?Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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In the current proposal for land possession there, private land prevents the Crow from visiting many of these sites without permission from the landowner.Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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Drone operation is regulated by the FAA, and state and federal agencies wildlife agencies usually prohibit drones in many natural areas, and usually forbid intentionally or inadvertently harassing wildlife with them.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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As noted by employees in recent videos celebrating Kennedy’s potential role in the Trump administration, IRS rules prohibit nonprofits from directly or indirectly supporting political campaigns.Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20out. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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