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eliminating

  • present participle
    of eliminate.
    eliminate
    verb (used with object)
    to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable.

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And then, they tell you anyway with a proud look on their face, eliminating the chance to experience the satisfaction that comes with figuring something out on your own.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Alex Grinberg, a senior fellow focused on Iran at the Turan Research Center, said the war set back Iran significantly by eliminating infrastructure and people in the nuclear programme and imposing massive economic damage.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

"Despite tip-fatigue, I do not think tipping is going to be eliminated on widescale anytime soon because the economic disadvantages of eliminating tipping outweigh the advantages," says Lynn.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain, is working toward Niccol’s goal of eliminating $2 billion in costs by the end of its 2028 fiscal year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The other is to provide her with hints about the major divisions of the sentence into phrases, thus eliminating some of the ambiguity in how to build the tree.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker