mutually exclusive
adjective
: being related such that each excludes or precludes the other
mutually exclusive events
Synonyms
Examples of mutually exclusive in a Sentence
the two plans are mutually exclusive; implementing one will automatically rule out the other
Recent Examples on the Web
My point here is that the two do not have be mutually exclusive.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
At Boca de Agua, economic viability and environmental guardianship aren't considered mutually exclusive.
—Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
While their respective directives aren’t mutually exclusive—and compliance is a key facet of the CDO role—chief legal officers are likelier to err on the side of caution, potentially hampering diversity heads’ ability to effect change—and do so swiftly.
—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
Joy and sadness aren’t mutually exclusive, and that duality can, in fact, coexist.
—Akiva Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
At the Grammys, celebration and criticism aren’t mutually exclusive.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
Safety and innovation in AI are not mutually exclusive.
—Alondra Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2024
Note, though, that the terms aren’t mutually exclusive.
—Josh Beckerman, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
Importantly, the chemical brain and contractile network hypotheses aren’t mutually exclusive.
—Cara Giovanetti, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
At Boca de Agua, economic viability and environmental guardianship aren't considered mutually exclusive.
—Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
While their respective directives aren’t mutually exclusive—and compliance is a key facet of the CDO role—chief legal officers are likelier to err on the side of caution, potentially hampering diversity heads’ ability to effect change—and do so swiftly.
—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
Joy and sadness aren’t mutually exclusive, and that duality can, in fact, coexist.
—Akiva Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
At the Grammys, celebration and criticism aren’t mutually exclusive.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
Safety and innovation in AI are not mutually exclusive.
—Alondra Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2024
Note, though, that the terms aren’t mutually exclusive.
—Josh Beckerman, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
Importantly, the chemical brain and contractile network hypotheses aren’t mutually exclusive.
—Cara Giovanetti, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
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“Mutually exclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutually%20exclusive. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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