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rule out
verb
to dismiss from consideration
to make impossible; preclude or prevent
the rain ruled out outdoor games
Idioms and Phrases
Eliminate from consideration, exclude, as in The option of starting over again has been ruled out . [Second half of 1800s]
Prevent, make impossible, as in The snowstorm ruled out our weekly rehearsal . [First half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
Bellingham, 21, was angered by a VAR decision to rule out his second-half goal in Tuesday's friendly against Senegal, when England were 2-1 down.
Locations valuable for nature or at risk of flooding would also be ruled out.
Carvalho did not rule out the potential for a standoff involving school police if federal officers attempted to enter a school or an off-campus school event — such as a graduation ceremony — without a judicial warrant.
Kyle said "every part of society was struggling" and declined to rule out a squeeze on policing.
Scotland prop Zander Fagerson has been ruled out of the British and Irish Lions' tour to Australia with a calf injury.
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