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verb

past tense of exclude

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of excluded
Verb
The Oscars also excluded the actor from its own In Memoriam segment in March. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 The appeal argues that determination is not supported by substantial evidence and that the city improperly excluded demolition of Red Rest from historical resource impact analysis. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 One of the members of the board was excluded from the vote after Humphreys’ defense team argued her role as an advocate for the victims’ families during Humphreys’ trial nearly 20 years ago created a conflict of interest. — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 15 Sep. 2026 In 2015, #OscarsSoWhite became a social media phenomenon when all acting nominations at the Oscars excluded people of color. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 But in 2022, the Biden administration published a rule that again excluded non-cash benefits from consideration, largely reverting to longstanding practice. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Pre-existing conditions, improper maintenance or installation, structural problems, cosmetic damage and items still under a manufacturer’s warranty may be excluded. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 Yet only a few people have actually seen it, with smaller and open-source AI companies generally getting excluded from the administration’s conversations. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The organizers excluded it from the official display and placed it behind a partition outside the main exhibition area. — Matthew Palczynski, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excluded
Adjective
  • The girl with a backpack on could be seen crossing the street while looking at her phone before the stopped truck began moving beside her, in videos obtained by ABC station WPVI and CBS station KYW.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The crash drew a crowd from the stopped traffic, who quickly spread photos and videos of the driver on social media.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Eventually, marijuana was banned from the tour bus altogether.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The slew of events begins with a formal arrival ceremony later on Wednesday, just as a judge is expected to hear arguments in a lawsuit brought by the three news outlets the president banned from the White House last week.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 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
  • Grant starts that particular groundswell early, after failing to sing an impressively low note and being eliminated in Round 1.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Reds and Marlins have long been eliminated from playoff contention and will be playing for nothing more than pride this week.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Eight were transported to a local hospital and four refused transport.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • For the first nine days, he was barred from meeting with an attorney.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Last year, Trump barred an Associated Press reporter from covering two official events because the news service did not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 19 Sep. 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
Verb
  • Trump posted on Truth Social earlier in the week that the renovation will not take place unless courts lift a judge’s order that has prohibited his name from being inscribed on the facade of the complex.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The contract manager disputed the claim that the travel was prohibited; the inspector general disagreed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Excluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excluded. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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