embargoing

verb

present participle of embargo
as in excluding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embargoing
  1. excluding
  2. preventing
  3. precluding
  4. depriving
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
  • What the experts say Deputies and firefighters blocked off large swaths of Military Trail between Cresthaven Boulevard and 10th Avenue, preventing some residents from accessing their nearby homes and cars.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There are no state regulations preventing voters from bringing their kids and a furry companion along for the wait.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of preventing
Verb
  • Among them, Carter found that the request violates federal law precluding altering of election rules on the eve of an election.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Califia has previously been detained for drug possession but was also released before her arraignment, precluding the possibility of diversion court.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of precluding
Verb
  • The torture, in part, included depriving Gabriel of food, beating him, forcing him to eat cat feces and locking him alone in a cabinet with a sock shoved inside his mouth.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The risk of transmission also limits contact with the patients even after death, depriving families of closure and the opportunity to observe their preferred burial rites.
    — Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of depriving
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