as in to eliminate
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the revelation that the candidate had excluded journalists from certain news outlets from the press briefing
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Recent Examples of exclude
Consequently, and following an assessment by the CFCB of all the other relevant conditions included in the settlement agreement, Olympique Lyonnais will not be excluded from the 2025/26 UEFA club competitions (see media release of 30 June 2025).
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 11 July 2025
That really bothers me more than anything else; that bothers me more than even being excluded.
—Max Gao, Variety, 11 July 2025
The New York Times reported that national media were mostly excluded.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
This summit is unusually narrow in scope: five nations — Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal — were invited, notably excluding regional heavyweights like Nigeria or South Africa.
—Yohann Ripert, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 11 July 2025
That really bothers me more than anything else; that bothers me more than even being excluded.
—Max Gao, Variety, 11 July 2025
The New York Times reported that national media were mostly excluded.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
This summit is unusually narrow in scope: five nations — Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal — were invited, notably excluding regional heavyweights like Nigeria or South Africa.
—Yohann Ripert, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclude
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The ruling and resulting legal battle come at a time when Indiana and the federal government are rolling back and eliminating their own environmental protections.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
5 Aug. 2025
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DeSantis vetoed the Legislature’s last attempt at drawing new congressional district lines and forced his own map on them in 2022, one that eliminated two Black congressional districts and spurred lawsuits from voting rights groups.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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The bill also bans interest payments on stablecoins and imposes strict anti-money-laundering and sanctions compliance, with restrictions on executives with financial crime convictions.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Schaumburg, for example, allows low-speed e-bikes on the same paths as traditional bikes, but Highland Park has banned some of those same bikes from its trails.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The policy prohibits routine meals and says food purchases must serve a business purpose, such as recognition events or emergency operations.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Thus, the creditor requested and the court granted an injunction which prohibited the debtors from transferring away their membership interests in the LLCs until the judgment had been satisfied.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Analyzing the existing landscape is the first step in preventing those programs from becoming the norm.—
Jeb Bush,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Further, the rate of new federal research grant awards has nearly halved, stalling new studies and preventing budding scientists from being paid for their work.—
Lisa Eyler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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But Le Pen was barred from standing by a French court in a case related to her party's finances.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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The university was also barred from competing for new grants.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclude. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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