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
Conversely, excluding women, or any large group of workers, shrinks markets, innovation, and resilience.
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Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
No one would deliberately want to put their friends in unpleasant situations, but excluding one or the other also seems hurtful.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
And, perhaps excluding cases where those same people did not raise us, their faults inform us if not, as Larkin claimed, fill us.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Third-quarter earnings excluding one-time items were above analysts’ highest estimate, and Oppenheimer upgraded the stock in reaction, according to FactSet.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
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This design concept predates the work triangle, and the presence of an additional kitchen space influences the functionality and design of the main kitchen, potentially eliminating the traditional triangle.—
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And as technology has evolved, proposals for interstellar spacecraft have become more miniaturized and automated, eliminating much of the need for human oversight (and even astronauts to pilot them).—
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There is a reason that Rice, who first renounced then rejoined her faith, often found her books banned.—
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Our findings help explain why a growing number of companies have rules restricting or banning relationships across reporting lines.—
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The letter cited Boise City Code, which prohibits selling or advertising unlimited alcoholic drinks for a single price.—
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Therefore, all interaction and communication between contestants are prohibited.—
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Since the suitcase won’t be as easy to zip open, thieves will have a harder time seeing whether or not your belongings are valuable; this alone could prevent your bag from becoming a target.—
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Tips to Prevent Pipes from Freezing Insulation is key in preventing frozen pipes, which means plumbing in areas like attics, exterior walls, outdoor pipes, and crawl spaces, will likely require extra insulation.—
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Abrego Garcia’s lawyers further said the original removal order the government relies on, which was backdated to 2019, directs his deportation to El Salvador while simultaneously barring his removal to that country.—
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Beyond the service commitments, the complaint accuses HMM of conditioning access to space on the payment of peak season surcharges (PSS) and other extra-contractual fees—despite contract language that expressly barred such add-ons unless mutually agreed.—
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclude. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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