as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
another loss would rule them out of the tournament
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Recent Examples of rule out
The Warriors suffered a game-changing loss when Jimmy Butler exited in the first half with a pelvic contusion and was ruled out for the rest of the game.
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The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Zelensky on Tuesday ruled out ceding territory to Russia in any deal before talks set for Wednesday in London among U.S., European and Ukrainian officials.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Leaders didn’t rule out expanding the program down the line, however.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
The huge announcement comes after the native son was ruled out as New Orleans’s 2025 Super Bowl halftime show performer — a spot ultimately filled by Kendrick Lamar.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Zelensky on Tuesday ruled out ceding territory to Russia in any deal before talks set for Wednesday in London among U.S., European and Ukrainian officials.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Leaders didn’t rule out expanding the program down the line, however.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
The huge announcement comes after the native son was ruled out as New Orleans’s 2025 Super Bowl halftime show performer — a spot ultimately filled by Kendrick Lamar.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule out
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The track led the list — which excludes sales and streaming data from America and reflects what the rest of the world is consuming — for 19 frames.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Only four teams — Wolves, Southampton, Manchester United and Ipswich, all in the bottom eight of the table — have a worse record this season excluding penalties.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Other provisions of the letter included that Harvard ban all DEI policies, or at least those that consider gender, race, ability, age, socioeconomic status, sexuality, religion, ethnicity, or nationality.—
Charlotte Y. Levy,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2025
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The same month, Idaho banned soda and candy purchases using food stamps.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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The second tale is based on the true story of lesbian teen Constance McMillen of Mississippi who was barred from attending her school’s prom with a date in 2010.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2025
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In Wednesday's ruling, Gonzalez Rogers said Apple is immediately barred from impeding developers’ ability to communicate with users, and the company must not levy its new commission on off-app purchases.—
Mike Scarcella,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Recently, he's been highlighting another aim: lowering, or even eliminating, individual income taxes for most Americans.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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The White House said Monday that since Trump took office, HHS has eliminated 215 grants totaling $477 million for research or education on gender-affirming treatment.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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In recent years, that has been a way for prestigious acts to get in after having been previously shut out in voting.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Statements about the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and the Muslim population in her native Spain soon left her shut out of the awards race entirely (and hindering the chances of everyone involved in Emilia Pérez).—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2025
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The late-night host played a series of clips of Trump touting his skills as president, from announcing the Gulf of America to stopping money being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas and preventing transgender mice to winning golf tournaments.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
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Magnesium blocks these receptors, which can help relieve or prevent pain.6 Magnesium Deficiencies and Pain Low magnesium levels can lead to muscle cramps and pain.—
Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH,
Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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The agency also prohibited the simultaneous use of runways 15/33 and 4/22 when helicopters conducting urgent missions are operating near DCA.—
Alexandra Koch , Chad Pergram , Grady Trimble,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Hoffman previously sponsored legislation that prohibited state and local agencies from enacting vaccine mandates.—
Mary Hudetz,
ProPublica,
2 May 2025
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20out. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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