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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
This would exclude Israeli soldiers and men held by Hamas.
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Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Eddie is not actively excluding Buck from anything.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Though they will be excluded from the opening ceremonies, individual athletes from Russia and Belarus, which has aided Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, will be eligible to compete in the Games, just not under their country’s flags.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
Nicole’s accounts of Simpson’s long-standing pattern of domestic violence were excluded from the murder trial as hearsay.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
The medical examiner could neither confirm nor exclude Covid vaccination as the cause of death; however, none of the death certificates attributed the fatalities to the vaccines.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
The services excluding shelter index continued to outpace overall inflation, rising 0.5% for the month and 5.3% for the year, according to the report.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Core inflation, which excludes more volatile food and energy prices, also rose 0.4% month-over-month and 3.8% from a year ago in March, compared to consensus forecasts for 3.7%.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
More than half of the children whom Republican governors have excluded from aid live in Texas and Florida.
—Jason Deparle, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Eddie is not actively excluding Buck from anything.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Though they will be excluded from the opening ceremonies, individual athletes from Russia and Belarus, which has aided Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, will be eligible to compete in the Games, just not under their country’s flags.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
Nicole’s accounts of Simpson’s long-standing pattern of domestic violence were excluded from the murder trial as hearsay.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
The medical examiner could neither confirm nor exclude Covid vaccination as the cause of death; however, none of the death certificates attributed the fatalities to the vaccines.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
The services excluding shelter index continued to outpace overall inflation, rising 0.5% for the month and 5.3% for the year, according to the report.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Core inflation, which excludes more volatile food and energy prices, also rose 0.4% month-over-month and 3.8% from a year ago in March, compared to consensus forecasts for 3.7%.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
More than half of the children whom Republican governors have excluded from aid live in Texas and Florida.
—Jason Deparle, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclude. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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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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