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
His defense attorneys argued media coverage has been largely prejudicial to Robinson and requested that cameras be excluded from the courtroom.
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Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Research by the Department of Treasury found that taxpayers who earn more than $1 million account for nearly 75% of gains excluded.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 8 May 2026
And mere days before the art world descended on Venice for the preview week, the entire jury resigned, presumably related to their prior decision to exclude countries charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, which would include both Israel and Russia.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
My business partners excluded me.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 May 2026
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Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Research by the Department of Treasury found that taxpayers who earn more than $1 million account for nearly 75% of gains excluded.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 8 May 2026
And mere days before the art world descended on Venice for the preview week, the entire jury resigned, presumably related to their prior decision to exclude countries charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, which would include both Israel and Russia.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
My business partners excluded me.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclude
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Tennessee's General Assembly approved a new congressional map on May 7 that splits Memphis and divides the city's majority Black voters into neighboring districts, intended to eliminate that state’s last Democratic congressional seat.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Trim or eliminate tariffs, protect our veterans and disabled people’s finances and security, increase Social Security to reflect higher prices, more tax deductions.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Authorities have banned all activities within a 2½-mile danger zone around the crater, in line with recommendations from Indonesia’s volcanology agency.—
Niniek Karmini,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Cameras won't be banned from the high-profile murder case of the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk, a Utah judge ruled Friday, saying coverage requests from news stations would continue to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2026
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Except where prohibited, acceptance of Prize constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and Prize Provider’s use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown, and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment of consideration.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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If signed into law, the measure would generally prohibit companies from using the mountains of data collected on consumers to set individualized prices on items like groceries, plane tickets and electronics.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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Obama believes norms that prevent the expansion of executive power may need to be codified into law.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The research team led by Schlamminger performed a completely blind analysis, randomizing the values of the masses used to prevent experimenter bias.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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Kompany is suspended, meaning he's barred from the dressing room and the touchline at Parc des Princes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Muslim worshippers, barred from praying at the Al-Aqsa mosque under wartime restrictions, had gathered outside the walls of the Old City for prayers.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclude. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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