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 Senate came to a deal on Friday morning to fund DHS, excluding appropriations for immigration enforcement, but the House Republicans rejected it.
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Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Overall, the district would have spent more than $3 million of taxpayer money on all of the Education Accelerated contracts — excluding travel expenses — if they had not been terminated last month, documents show.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
But only White Democrats qualified for the event, prompting protests from candidates of color who were excluded.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Cotton Diaries said that Tier 4, which accounts for the farm level, has been described as too complex, but excluding it from traceability regulation would essentially institutionalize a blind spot.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
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Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Overall, the district would have spent more than $3 million of taxpayer money on all of the Education Accelerated contracts — excluding travel expenses — if they had not been terminated last month, documents show.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
But only White Democrats qualified for the event, prompting protests from candidates of color who were excluded.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Cotton Diaries said that Tier 4, which accounts for the farm level, has been described as too complex, but excluding it from traceability regulation would essentially institutionalize a blind spot.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclude. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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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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