ruled out 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of ruled outnext
as in shut out

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ruled out

2 of 2

verb

past tense of rule out
as in excluded
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of another loss would rule them out of the tournament

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruled out
  1. excluded
  2. shut out
  3. eliminated
  4. prohibited
  5. prevented
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  • As well as Roof, the two others excluded are Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted over the 2013 Boston Marathon bomb, and Robert Bowers, who killed congregants at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And the general public isn’t excluded from BRiC either, depending on what someone might be interested in.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of excluded
Verb
  • Only 325 of each one is available; if you get shut out, try their also-delish Five Origin Select, aged up to 15 years.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • That definitely still draws certain Academy members toward watching the film, but even the tamest of horror films have historically been shut out of any Oscar nominations.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of shut out
Verb
  • They’d be eliminated from playoff contention regardless of how other teams perform.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But most of those teams have seemingly eliminated themselves from the race.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of eliminated
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  • Wagner is prohibited from working at a school during the trial phase.
    ANGIE ORELLANA HERNANDEZ THE WASHINGTON POST, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • If the president acts unilaterally to withhold from expenditure funds lawfully provided, those actions could be considered impoundment—a practice prohibited by law.
    Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of prohibited
Verb
  • Flights were prevented from taking off after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The vast majority of diabetes cases can be entirely prevented.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of prevented
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