COUNT OUT Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

count (out)

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Definition of count (out)

as in to exclude

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of I don't feel well, so count me out for the party tonight

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Yet only a few people have actually seen it, with smaller and open-source AI companies generally getting excluded from the administration’s conversations.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Bubeck allegedly wanted to exclude Alpöge, an employee of OpenAI’s competitor, according to Buckmaster.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of exclude

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Denver Public Schools in Colorado has banned the popular chatbot ChatGPT but authorizes students to use an educational AI platform, MagicSchool, reported 9 News.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Traditional political parties were banned, and a council of locals began directly managing the town’s funds.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of ban

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State law bars judges from adding items to the ballot after Tuesday, a tight deadline that could scramble Hanaway’s efforts to overturn the ruling.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
The officers were all required to sign a confidentiality agreement that barred them from discussing candidates’ personal information with anyone outside the office.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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