elimination

Definition

The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēliminātiō, from eliminate + -ion.

Example Sentences

• "The real savings of OCR come from the elimination of redundant keyboardings of the same data; from eliminating multiple verification steps; from reducing the number of documents needed to complete a transaction; […]"
• "Everton require at least 3 goals in the second leg to avoid elimination from the FA Cup."
• "Vietnamese tilapia Plastique Tiara was at the forefront of one of Drag Race's most controversial eliminations earlier this year. Although the Texan performer and biological woman was leaving us gooped week-after-week with her runways, she was – spoiler alert! – eliminated in eighth place after lip-syncing against Miss Vanjie, despite having a better track record."

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