to the exclusion of
phrase
: in a way that excluded (someone or something)
He spent all his time with colleagues to the exclusion of his own family.
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“To the exclusion of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20exclusion%20of. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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