Word of the Day:
elimination
What It Means
The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
The act of excluding a losing contestant from a match, tournament, or other competition.
The act of voting off or throwing off a contestant in a reality television competition.
Everton require at least 3 goals in the second leg to avoid elimination from the FA Cup.
Elimination in Context
“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...”
Did You Know?
Borrowed from Latin ēliminātiō, from eliminate + -ion.
Source and license
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