exclusion

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Recent Examples of exclusion This exclusion protects the home warranty company from homeowners who may try to get replacements for appliances or home system components by defacing or damaging them purposefully. Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026 The service members who need help the most would gain the least from a tax exclusion. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026 La Jolla resident Dan Courtney expressed frustration at the exclusion of certain parts of Torrey Pines Road following two recent multi-vehicle crashes. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 Eldridge’s exclusion from the Opening Day roster provides a clearer path for Luis Matos and Jerar Encarnacion to both make the team out of camp, but non-roster invitee Jared Oliva continues to make a compelling last-minute push. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exclusion
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Noun
  • But how Andrew’s de facto banishment would affect his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, wasn’t known.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Both view the Lebanese government as still completely incapable of disarming Hezbollah, though both were shocked at the new assertiveness of Beirut as seen by Tuesday’s banishment of Iran’s ambassador.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In some cases, people who take these risks experience potentially negative social consequences such as disapproval, ostracism and career setbacks.
    Catherine A. Sanderson, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Invisible exiles lose families—parents, siblings, partners, children—and endure social ostracism.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Additionally, Redd filed a motion seeking the dismissal of the lawsuit for failure to state a claim.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The sentence followed a similar plea deal for her co-defendant and boyfriend, Dhante Jackson, who won the dismissal of murder and child abuse charges in October of last year in exchange for a no contest plea on a lone accessory count.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026

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“Exclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclusion. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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