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In words such as expel, export, and exclusive, the prefix ex- means "out of, outside". Thus, to exclude means basically to close the door in order to keep someone or something out. When the word appears in an advertisement, it's often making an appeal to snobs. An "exclusive" offer is supposedly made to only a few people; not so many years ago, "exclusive" housing developments excluded those of a certain race or color. If a product is being sold exclusively by one store, you won't be able to find it anywhere else. When a newspaper or news show has an exclusive, it's a story that no one else has yet reported. Exclusive's antonym is inclusive; an inclusive policy, an inclusive church, or an inclusive approach is one that aims to include as many people as possible.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2024
In 2021, the K-pop icons raised $3.6 million through the partnership, and in 2019 BTS released an exclusive music video and anti-bullying booths at concert venues.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
On Saturday, fans got the chance to purchase an exclusive vinyl version of their latest album.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2024
The islands' distinctive geography and diverse climates give rise to a rich array of plant life, including unique endemic species that are exclusive to Hawaii, like the spiky, silver ʻāhinahina.
—Kathleen Wong, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2024
But over the years, the number of participating stores and the number of exclusive titles available has grown exponentially, helping to bring back the popularity of independent record stores.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
Among the other clues Swift doled out were five exclusive playlists for Apple Music (sorry, Spotify!), comprising her own songs and organized according to the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE ahead of Tuesday's season finale, the couple, who is taking a step back from the show after this season, bring their three kids to the Oregon Zoo to feed giraffes.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Andrew Webster, The Verge, 6 Mar. 2024
Each week, Maricopa and Pinal county reporter Sasha Hupka reports and curates must-know campaign news, insider exclusives and service-style voter tips from Arizona’s largest and most talented elections team.
—Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
Multi-hyphenate Teyana Taylor will make her directorial debut in the upcoming film, Get Lite, according to a Deadline exclusive.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024
The other two games are smaller and were never meant to be big-time exclusives.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
The album will not likely have much of a presence on streaming, but should sell fairly well – helped by five vinyl variants, including an indie retailer exclusive red-color vinyl and an artist-webstore-only picture disc, as well as three CD editions, including exclusives for both Target and Amazon.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
There also will be exclusives and goodies as well as a special Miss Dior flower shop — a tribute to the love of flowers that Dior and his sister Catherine shared.
—The Editors, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
After first releasing an elaborate box set of the film in January as an exclusive on the company’s own website, Arrow Video is now releasing it everywhere with different packaging and a bounty of extras.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
So, why does Microsoft need to launch Xbox exclusives on rival platforms?
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Exclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusive. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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adjectiveU.S. Constitution art. I
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