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
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.
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The $1 smoothies are limited to one per person and can’t be combined with other offers, the juice bar said.
Drive-thru and kiosk locations are excluded.
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Tanasia Kenney, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
Identical sales, excluding fuel, rose 3.2% compared to the year-ago period, with growth coming from pharmacy, e-commerce and fresh groceries.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 20 June 2025
And a ProPublica analysis identified more than 600 complaints in the FDA’s files about exempted drugs at three of those factories alone, each flagging concerns in the months or years after they were excluded from import bans in 2022 and 2023.
—Debbie Cenziper, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Finally, the Senate bill excludes a change in the House bill that could benefit higher-income people who want to put money away for long-term care.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
Identical sales, excluding fuel, rose 3.2% compared to the year-ago period, with growth coming from pharmacy, e-commerce and fresh groceries.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 20 June 2025
And a ProPublica analysis identified more than 600 complaints in the FDA’s files about exempted drugs at three of those factories alone, each flagging concerns in the months or years after they were excluded from import bans in 2022 and 2023.
—Debbie Cenziper, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Finally, the Senate bill excludes a change in the House bill that could benefit higher-income people who want to put money away for long-term care.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclude. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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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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