as in to eliminate
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the revelation that the candidate had excluded journalists from certain news outlets from the press briefing
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Recent Examples of exclude
Prices include meals and beverages (excluding some vintage wine and Champagne), as well as excursions.
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The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
The survey focused specifically on time taken off that excludes sick leave, doctor's appointments—instead honing in on time explicitly set aside for personal well-being and leisure.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
The head of Equality and Human Rights Commission said the ruling will mean transgender women will be excluded from women’s restrooms, hospital wards and sports teams.
—Kwiyeon Ha and Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Although, like so many Biblical narratives, the Gospel of Mary was excluded from the canon, scholars contend that the text was in wide circulation among Jesus’ early followers.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
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The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
The survey focused specifically on time taken off that excludes sick leave, doctor's appointments—instead honing in on time explicitly set aside for personal well-being and leisure.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
The head of Equality and Human Rights Commission said the ruling will mean transgender women will be excluded from women’s restrooms, hospital wards and sports teams.
—Kwiyeon Ha and Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Although, like so many Biblical narratives, the Gospel of Mary was excluded from the canon, scholars contend that the text was in wide circulation among Jesus’ early followers.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclude
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The other four teams that did it (2021-22 New Orleans Pelicans, 2010-11 Indiana Pacers, 2007-08 Atlanta Hawks and 2003-04 Boston Celtics) all were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Anything less would be another painful letdown after Messi and Miami were eliminated by Atlanta United in the opening round of last year’s MLS playoffs.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Several food dyes found in candies, soft drinks and snack foods will be banned.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Red 3 was banned from cosmetics more than three decades before it was stripped from food and medicine.—
Matthew Perrone,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
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Louisiana’s legislation might also violate the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits laws that retroactively increase the severity of a person’s criminal sentence, according to several legal scholars.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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That goal is also the impetus behind Senate Bill 19, legislation that would prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for contract lobbyists.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Larson's victory at the Bristol Motor Speedway prevented Hamlin from securing his third consecutive victory this season.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps more important, though, is doing your best to prevent those flares in the first place.—
Sierra Leone Starks,
Allure,
18 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this month, SCOTUS lifted an injunction that barred deportations under the AEA and ruled that any person the administration sought to deport under the proclamation must be given due process.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Officers cleaned up blood along the sidewalk behind yellow tape barring off a part of the crime scene near the student union in the early evening hours after the shooting.—
Graham Hurley, Aaron Fisher and Katherine Jennings,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclude. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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