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verb

past tense of exclude

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Recent Examples of excluded
Verb
To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2026 By the same principle, public discourse is authentic only when no participant is excluded, no opinion is forbidden, and no one is subjected to coercion. Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026 Eswatini is the only African country China excluded this week in announcing Africa’s tariff-free access to the Chinese market. Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026 In these two cases, Jones and Carmichael argued that the defendants' convictions should be overturned because Black citizens had been unconstitutionally excluded from the juries. Arkansas Online, 2 May 2026 Eswatini became the only African country excluded from tariff-free access to China's market because of its ties to Taiwan. ABC News, 2 May 2026 That message resonates deeply with those who feel excluded from traditional fitness spaces, a feeling Phillips has experienced firsthand. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026 The company also covers rust and corrosion damage, which is common in Florida’s humid coastal climate and sometimes excluded by other providers. Sharon Wu, USA Today, 1 May 2026 After the Michigan Innocence Clinic asked the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office to review the case, it was discovered that DNA evidence excluded Calicut from the scene and he was freed last month after nearly 30 years behind bars. Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excluded
Adjective
  • Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.
    Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.
    Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Vaping, meanwhile, is banned outright, and devices will be confiscated at the airport and may even attract fines.
    Shradha Shahani, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The Vermont Principals’ Association banned the school, not just from basketball, but from all athletics and a range of academic competitions.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Every major industrial revolution has eliminated some jobs and created new ones.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • During the Covid pandemic, the Food and Drug Administration under President Joe Biden temporarily eliminated a requirement for mifepristone to be dispensed only in clinics, medical offices and hospitals.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • Over the ensuing decades—and fully informed of the substantial executive power exercised by the Commission—the Supreme Court has repeatedly and expressly left Humphrey's Executor in place, and so precluded Presidents from removing Commissioners at will.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sean Jeans-Gail, vice president of government affairs and policy at the Rail Passengers Association, said Amtrak and many other ground transportation companies barred weapons on trains and buses after 9/11, but none put security measures in place to detect or screen every passenger for firearms.
    Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The Navy declined to invite USA TODAY to a news briefing with the chief of naval operations and barred its reporter from entering.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Logging is prohibited, planes must obey minimum altitude limits when flying over it, and motorized boats are limited to certain areas.
    Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Anything that could be used as a weapon or cause harm is prohibited.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Trump has repeatedly said, including in a briefing immediately following the shooting, that the 20,000-square-foot addition would have prevented a would-be shooter from getting close to him.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The man reportedly told others to move out of the way just before the tree fell, which the people said likely prevented more of them from being hit.
    Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • General Manager Ken Holland hinted at potentially being done after trading center Phillip Danault for a draft pick in December and acquiring Panarin at a suppressed price in February, though he has been known to under-promise often and, sometimes, over-deliver.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Supervising sound editor Alastair Sirkett told IndieWire that Peter Claffey’s big, former-rugby-player frame really helps that moment sing with suppressed panic.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026

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“Excluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excluded. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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