as in to eliminate
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the revelation that the candidate had excluded journalists from certain news outlets from the press briefing
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Recent Examples of exclude
Mecklenburg County’s history with emissions testing The General Assembly proposed review of the EPA law, would allow the SIP to be reworked in order to exclude Mecklenburg County from the emissions program.
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Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
Perhaps the greatest workforce blind spot isn’t who is excluded.
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Sheila Callaham,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The district excludes the existing Home Depot, IHOP and Chili’s.
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Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The company expects around $91 billion of revenue in May-July, up from nearly $82 billion in the previous quarter, excluding any data center compute revenue from China.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
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Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
Perhaps the greatest workforce blind spot isn’t who is excluded.
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Sheila Callaham,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The district excludes the existing Home Depot, IHOP and Chili’s.
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Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The company expects around $91 billion of revenue in May-July, up from nearly $82 billion in the previous quarter, excluding any data center compute revenue from China.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclude
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This is the earliest that the Netherlands was eliminated from a World Cup tournament in history, reports ESPN.
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Vic makes some baffling choices here, buzzing in twice on the first word in the series without hearing the rest, and getting eliminated from multiple rounds five seconds in.
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After thousands of Nepalese citizens volunteered to fight for Russia, Nepal banned any travel to Ukraine or Russia for work.
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Transgender athletes The court heard arguments in January over the legality of laws in Idaho and West Virginia banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools including universities.
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Freedom 250 says blankets are allowed, but lawn chairs, coolers, drink tumblers and aerosol sunscreen are prohibited.
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In February, a federal judge halted a California law that prohibited federal officers from wearing masks while on duty.
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Cloud cover prevented a California Highway Patrol helicopter from reaching the injured climber directly, forcing the rescue to unfold in stages.
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Increasing staff at medical facilities during heat waves could also prevent unnecessary deaths.
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Rodriguez, who has expressed some interest in the proposal, said city leaders had not determined how county election officials would issue separate ballots for voters who would be barred from state and national contests.
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On Tuesday, a federal judge blocked a new law in Virginia barring federal law enforcement from wearing masks.
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclude. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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