counting (out)

verb

present participle of count (out)
as in excluding
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counting (out)
  1. excluding
  2. banning
  3. ruling out
  4. shutting out
  5. freezing out
  6. eliminating
  7. barring
Verb
  • Since May 1, New York state, excluding New York City, has seen 107 cases.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • The labor force participation rate fell to its lowest level in half a century when excluding the pandemic, according to data released Thursday.
    — Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs,Ashley Capoot,Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of excluding
Verb
  • Japan previously had eight empresses, mostly when the male heirs were too young to rule, until the Imperial House Law was enacted in 1889 during the Meiji era, officially banning female emperors.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • The national monument designation provides sweeping protections not just for significant geological features or artifacts but also for the surrounding landscape, banning drilling, mining and new construction nearby.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of banning
Verb
  • Additional checkpoints may help identify gaps or inconsistencies, ruling out the bad actors.
    — John Bou, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Additional observations steadily refined the asteroid's orbit, eliminating any possibility of a collision in 2029 and also ruling out any impact threat for at least the next century, according to NASA.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of ruling out
Verb
  • The defender, a former member of MLS’ Orlando City SC and who now patrols the backline at La Liga club Villarreal in Spain, has rewarded the coach by helping shut down Paraguay a week ago and shutting out Australia here in Seattle.
    — David Close, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • The Reds got the best of the Mets yesterday, putting up 12 unanswered runs and shutting out New York.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Definition of shutting out
Verb
  • The Democratic Party’s nightmare scenario would involve both Republican candidates advancing to November’s general election, freezing out Democrats from the governor’s office for the first time since 2011.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Minnesota officials said on Thursday that the FBI is taking the lead on the investigation and freezing out state investigators.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of freezing out
Verb
  • Disney’s private island became the first to allow ships to dock directly at the shore—eliminating the need for a tender.
    — Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Kennedy and his advisers debated eliminating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shot in the fall, according to the three people.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of eliminating
Verb
  • The government seeks a court order barring the company from carrying diversity, equity and inclusion policies, plus unspecified damages for the unnamed employee.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
  • The Padres can at least use this month to gauge his value and, barring a proposal too good to decline, reassess things in the offseason.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of barring
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