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verb

past tense of exclude

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Recent Examples of excluded
Verb
Using unique identifiers attached to each arrestee, The Post excluded a number of apparent duplicate arrests from its analysis. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026 The coalition, backed by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, argues that Catholic schools are being unlawfully excluded from the program because of their religious beliefs. Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2026 The Eagles had in mind city-dwelling male breadwinners and excluded household and domestic work from their vision of who was among the deserving. Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 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, 4 Apr. 2026 Four counties were excluded for comparison in the report because the numbers were too small. Kristen Hwang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026 Baldwin excluded, the top of the Braves lineup still has some work to do. Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026 One veteran who, as a Jew, did feel excluded in the military during the 1970s (when he was hazed and even beaten), is Mikey Weinstein. Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026 Smucker executives cited an executive order that excluded green coffee and other agricultural products as one reason for the decision. Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 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
  • On the supply side, China, Thailand, Pakistan and South Korea have restricted exports, while Russia has banned gasoline exports amid the war with Ukraine.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Travelers to Thailand are being reminded that electronic cigarettes are strictly banned in the country — with violators facing steep fines or even prison time.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Trump has said that FEMA should be eliminated or significantly scaled down, shifting more disaster response to states.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
  • After it’s eliminated, students stand to lose free, in-school therapy and a streamlined connection to county services, the employee argued.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 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
  • The state's Department of Environmental Protection has barred water and sewage from being supplied to them for now.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Bong Joon-Ho, the Oscar-winning director of Parasite, was also once barred from receiving government funding for his left-leaning films.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • During the committee meeting, Florian suggested revisiting a ban on plastic bags after the city prohibited helium balloon launches two years ago.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • On secondary roads like Kuwohi, buses, motorhomes, vans longer than 25 feet, and passenger vehicles towing trailers are prohibited.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Tribal members specifically built their homes in ways that prevented bears from getting in, and learned to always sing or make noise when walking down a trail, so as not to surprise them.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The list prices of their shots are roughly $1,000 per month before insurance and other rebates, or discounts for cash-paying patients — a sum that has long prevented many others from starting and staying on treatment.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 7 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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