eliminate
verb (used with object)
to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable.
were eliminating
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past progressiveof eliminate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The warehousing sector led the increase in job-cutting announcements, slashing nearly 48,000 roles, while tech companies said they were eliminating more than 33,000 jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
“All they did was say they were eliminating the Feb. 29 deadline and that they were looking at other options,” Hammons said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
In January, five major banks announced that they were eliminating or reducing account fees:
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2022
In March 2021, an internal assessment allegedly discovered that Facebook's automated takedown efforts were eliminating posts generating only an estimated 3 to 5% of total views of hate speech.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2021
Employers were eliminating jobs no longer needed now that the war was over.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
