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eliminator

[ih-lim-uh-ney-ter] / ɪˈlɪm əˌneɪ tər /
NOUN
assassin
Synonyms
STRONG
butcher dropper enforcer executioner gun killer liquidator plugger slayer torpedo
WEAK
gun person hatchet person hit person piece person trigger person
Antonyms
WEAK
victim

Example Sentences

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Shane Wright scored with the final play of the game as St Helens snatched a sensational come-from-behind Super League play-off eliminator victory against Leeds Rhinos at a stunned Headingley.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Leigh Leopards swept aside Wakefield Trinity in the first Super League play-off eliminator to book their semi-final place.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

They therefore avoid Saturday's eliminator, which is set to be contested between Superchargers and Rockets.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

“It was an eliminator for the title, so I pushed myself,” said Curiel, a Tampico, Tamaulipas, native.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

"From Huxley's 'Lay Sermons' of 1870," says the Christian Work, "to the latest fulmination of Professor Haeckel, we have been hearing that Science was the true Messiah, the eliminator of all evil."

From Teaching the Child Patriotism by Clarke, Kate Upson