embargoed

verb

past tense of embargo
as in excluded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embargoed
  1. excluded
  2. prevented
  3. precluded
  4. deprived
  5. shut out
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  • Investigators collected handwriting samples from dozens of people, and all the individuals tested were excluded except for Patsy, whom examiners were unable to eliminate as the possible author.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But the two largest institutions — the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University — were excluded.
    — David A. Lieb, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of excluded
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  • Reuters published an interview with Sinan Can Demir, a Texas computer science student who in late July prevented a rogue version of Anthropic’s Mythos model from uploading malicious code to an open-source software project on Github.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • ProPublica went further, enlisting the help of experts to determine which of those deaths could have been prevented.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of prevented
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  • But neither that play nor the ones that precluded it have been enough to move him up the depth chart, even on a team starved for pass rushing help.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Back then, United’s new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said focusing on the operations and finances of the men’s setup had precluded him from engaging in detail with the plan for the women’s team.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of precluded
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  • Even if they are deprived testosterone by their transition, that’s only part of the story.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That means that the people are deprived not only of their capacity to act, but also of their capacity to think and to judge.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of deprived
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  • Patriots were shut out by Hart and need to get their passing game going.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • College sports’ current arms race of money, along with unrestricted transfers, is threatening to shut out rising challengers like UConn football, with rich teams now dangling lucrative offers and raiding talent like never before.
    — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shut out
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“Embargoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embargoed. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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