as in removal
the act or process of removing something or someone
the elimination of waste products from the body Repeatedly breaking the rules will result in your elimination from the game.
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How will the change in the windfall elimination provision affect me?
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Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
The real route to freeing Palestinians, both in Gaza and the West Bank, must begin with the elimination of Hamas as a military force, something that, for now, only Israel has the power and the will to accomplish.
—Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Last week, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed a historic package of tax reform that includes the elimination of the state’s income tax.
—Russ Latino, National Review, 4 Apr. 2025
This decision to spare pharmaceuticals is also in accordance with a 30-year-old trade agreement upheld by the World Trade Organization, which calls for the elimination of tariffs on many pharmaceutical products.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Elimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elimination. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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