excluded; excluding
1
a
: to prevent or restrict the entrance of
b
: to bar from participation, consideration, or inclusion
2
: to expel or bar especially from a place or position previously occupied
excluder
noun
Examples of exclude in a Sentence
You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others.
The prices on the menu exclude tax.
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The track led the list — which excludes sales and streaming data from America and reflects what the rest of the world is consuming — for 19 frames.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Only four teams — Wolves, Southampton, Manchester United and Ipswich, all in the bottom eight of the table — have a worse record this season excluding penalties.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Growth in revenue from Amazon's third-party seller services more than halved to 7% in the first quarter, excluding the impact of foreign exchange.
—Deborah Mary Sophia and Arriana McLymore, USA Today, 3 May 2025
On the conference call, management did point out that base capex, which excludes backlog investment commitments, actually declined year over year.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 1 May 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Only four teams — Wolves, Southampton, Manchester United and Ipswich, all in the bottom eight of the table — have a worse record this season excluding penalties.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Growth in revenue from Amazon's third-party seller services more than halved to 7% in the first quarter, excluding the impact of foreign exchange.
—Deborah Mary Sophia and Arriana McLymore, USA Today, 3 May 2025
On the conference call, management did point out that base capex, which excludes backlog investment commitments, actually declined year over year.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 1 May 2025
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclude. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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exclude
verb
ex·clude
iks-ˈklüd 
excluded; excluding
: to shut or keep out
excludable
adjective
-ˈklüd-ə-bəl
exclusion
noun
-ˈklü-zhən
Legal Definition
exclude
transitive verb
ex·clude
ik-ˈsklüd
excluded; excluding
1
: to prevent or restrict the entry or admission of
exclude hearsay evidence
2
: to remove from participation, consideration, or inclusion (as in insurance coverage)
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