eliminate
verb (used with object)
to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable.
eliminated
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past participleof eliminate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof eliminate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
eliminateverb (used with object)to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable.
Example Sentences
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Several reports seemed to support his claims, citing data from internet monitoring service Cloudflare, that allegedly showed “Russia’s Yandex bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight.”
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
De-recognition didn’t abolish the fraternity; it eliminated the university’s leverage over it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
It estimates how much energy the body extracts before food reaches the colon, how much energy microbes produce from the remaining material, and how much ultimately gets absorbed or eliminated.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Last November, the UK government promised, external that call spoofing would be eliminated within a year.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The federation eliminated the Candidates tournament, an event that had multiple players competing against one another, which Fischer charged led to the opportunity for collusion among the Soviets.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
