mutually exclusive
adjective
: being related such that each excludes or precludes the other
mutually exclusive events
Examples of mutually exclusive in a Sentence
the two plans are mutually exclusive; implementing one will automatically rule out the other
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The caterpillar in the aeronautical salad is that these tend to be mutually exclusive and fuel inefficient.
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New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
Here’s where the analysis sharpens, revealing four plausible motives—none of them mutually exclusive.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Not that winning now and winning later are mutually exclusive.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
Yet Pang said the choice between open-source and proprietary models wasn’t mutually exclusive.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
Here’s where the analysis sharpens, revealing four plausible motives—none of them mutually exclusive.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Not that winning now and winning later are mutually exclusive.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
Yet Pang said the choice between open-source and proprietary models wasn’t mutually exclusive.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mutually exclusive
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“Mutually exclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutually%20exclusive. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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