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
ex·clud·er
-də(r)
plural -s
: one that excludes: such as
a
: a person who tries to keep another out of office
b
: a screen with divisions large enough to permit passage of workers but not a queen bee that is placed between chambers or supers of a beehive especially to control the distribution of brood
c
British
: a heavy rubber overshoe : galosh
Examples of exclude in a Sentence
Verb
You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others.
The prices on the menu exclude tax.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 25 June 2026
In the Native American literary community, Sarris has often felt excluded from discourse.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
The company said the upcoming results are expected to be generally in line with prior guidance, when excluding a benefit from from tariff refunds that was not previously factored into its forecast.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 24 June 2026
Most of the state, excluding parts of northeast Arkansas, is under marginal risk of severe weather, a level one out of five, through Wednesday evening, the briefing said.
—Arkansas Online, 24 June 2026
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Verb
But some fields, including nursing, were ultimately excluded from that list.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 25 June 2026
In the Native American literary community, Sarris has often felt excluded from discourse.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
The company said the upcoming results are expected to be generally in line with prior guidance, when excluding a benefit from from tariff refunds that was not previously factored into its forecast.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 24 June 2026
Most of the state, excluding parts of northeast Arkansas, is under marginal risk of severe weather, a level one out of five, through Wednesday evening, the briefing said.
—Arkansas Online, 24 June 2026
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclude. Accessed 25 Jun. 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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