1
as in objected
to present an opposing opinion or argument
I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living
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2
as in excluded
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
we'll have to except members who haven't paid their club dues from voting in the election
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Simmons and Stanley objected to Criss and Frehley being inducted instead of then-guitarist Tommy Thayer and then-drummer Eric Singer.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
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The community college district’s board approved the moves on a contentious 3-2 vote this week, at a meeting packed with community members who objected and defended the existing policy.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Apps that collect only limited information for legal or safety purposes, such as identity checks under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, are excluded as well.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Oct. 2025
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Certain vehicles are excluded from coverage, including antique cars, cargo vans, trucks, motorcycles, RVs and others.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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The majority of Jafar Panahi‘s movies have been made illegally, under the radar, and in secret away from the eyes of the Iranian government, if not banned in his home country altogether.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
20 Oct. 2025
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The state also limited preseason contact drills to six hours total and banned spring and summer practices.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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By June 2017, Nicklaus formally stepped down from his executive role, triggering a five-year non-compete clause that barred him from designing golf courses or endorsing products outside the company.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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That means that hikers traveling from outside the US or people here on visas are effectively barred from the southern terminus for the time being.—
Adam Roy,
Outside,
19 Oct. 2025
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Then, she had been eliminated in the semifinals.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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She was eliminated by bachelor Peter Weber in the fourth week, per Bachelor Nation.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Excepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excepted. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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