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
  • The Buckeyes hadn’t been ranked so low, excluding the 2020 pandemic season, since 2014.
    — Eric Olson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The researchers estimate the robot's hardware costs about $400, excluding the phone.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of excluding
Verb
  • His campaign is focused on abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, banning data centers and providing green jobs.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Pakistan in recent years has taken a U-turn on cryptocurrency, opting to regulate digital assets instead of outright banning them.
    — Betsy Joles, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of banning
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  • In forensic parlance, a diagnosis of exclusion is one reached by ruling out other plausible causes; drowning can be challenging to prove, because often there’s no telltale sign that one occurred.
    — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Additional checkpoints may help identify gaps or inconsistencies, ruling out the bad actors.
    — John Bou, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of ruling out
Verb
  • Building these new relationships to reduce European dependence on the United States would not mean shutting out Washington entirely.
    — Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Giants were shutting out the Titans, 12-0, at the start of Sunday’s fourth quarter.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of shutting out
Verb
  • Bass has also accused Raman of freezing out people in her own Hollywood Hills council district who disagree with her.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Pluto's atmosphere appears to be freezing out as the dwarf planet moves ever further away from the sun, according to careful observations of Pluto astronomers made as it was seen passing in front of stars in the sky.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of freezing out
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  • The technology is rapidly transforming the way people work, in part by eliminating some of the busy work and tedium of manual workflows, freeing up time for employees to focus on more complex issues.
    — S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • His concern is whether eliminating the category is the most effective way to address potential risks.
    — Evan Moore November 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of eliminating
Verb
  • Girls will air on HBO’s streaming partner, Max, and Glee is in the works via Disney+ and Hulu—barring any major industry mergers.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Cromwell is considering a six-month moratorium this week, and its mayor has already pledged to put forward an ordinance later this month barring any tax breaks for data centers.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of barring
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“Counting (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counting%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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