1. the act or process of removing or getting rid of something
2. the process of excluding someone or something from a competition or contest
Usage: sports; competitions
3. the process of solving a problem by systematically ruling out possibilities
Usage: mathematics; logic

Examples

• The elimination of waste from the factory reduced pollution significantly.
• The team faced elimination in the first round of the tournament.
• Through process of elimination, we found the correct answer.
• The elimination of sugar from her diet improved her health.
• The contestant’s elimination shocked the audience.
• We used elimination to solve the system of equations.
• The elimination of duplicate files freed up storage space.