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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GitLab — The stock fell 9% after posting third quarter-earnings of 25 cents per share excluding some items on revenue of $244 million that fell short of analysts’ consensus estimates of 20 cents earnings per share on revenue of $238 million.
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Scanlan believes this reflects a broader trend of some private property owners trying to exclude the public from beaches.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
It would be limited to areas served by MTS; North County communities would be excluded, because they are served by the North County Transit District.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
Instead, the month brought one of the biggest wipeouts in the industry’s history and, for Strategy, the month brought an extra helping of bad news when, on October 10, the financial giant MSCI proposed a new rule that would exclude it from a series of popular indexes.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Scanlan believes this reflects a broader trend of some private property owners trying to exclude the public from beaches.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
It would be limited to areas served by MTS; North County communities would be excluded, because they are served by the North County Transit District.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
Instead, the month brought one of the biggest wipeouts in the industry’s history and, for Strategy, the month brought an extra helping of bad news when, on October 10, the financial giant MSCI proposed a new rule that would exclude it from a series of popular indexes.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclude. Accessed 5 Dec. 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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