- present tense form of eliminate (3rd person singular).
eliminates
Example Sentences
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"Ben Gannon-Doak is obviously a very big weapon for Scotland in terms of how he eliminates people in the wide area," McCann said.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
This approach eliminates the need for external optics or complicated detector arrays.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
In truth, it undermines program integrity, eliminates key consumer protections, forces consumers into choices that are not to their benefit and saddles states with higher costs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Marcy eliminates em dashes and sometimes swaps in sentences of his own, even though he knows he tends toward the run-on variety.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
He was never a political man, so it is not likely a charge of rebellion drove him out, and he was scrupulously honest, which eliminates the police as prime movers.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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