as in banned
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 excluded
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Territories annexed to other countries are excluded.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Are Black renters being excluded or those who don't qualify for the financing of a home?
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Hamas members who renounce violence will be granted amnesty or safe passage, while those who continue resistance will be excluded from Gaza’s future governance.
—Morgan Phillips, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Bet Credits wager excluded from returns.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The gay rodeo movement pushed back at the conventions that pressured them to leave their communities and leaned into traditions from which they might otherwise be excluded.
—Sarah Henry, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
His original ideas about Gaza included a plan that excluded its people.
—Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Pottery Barn Big Sur Square Arm Sofa Big ticket items, like this stunning sofa, aren’t excluded from deep discounts in the outlet.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain have threatened not to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest unless Israel is excluded from the competition.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Territories annexed to other countries are excluded.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Are Black renters being excluded or those who don't qualify for the financing of a home?
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Hamas members who renounce violence will be granted amnesty or safe passage, while those who continue resistance will be excluded from Gaza’s future governance.
—Morgan Phillips, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Bet Credits wager excluded from returns.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The gay rodeo movement pushed back at the conventions that pressured them to leave their communities and leaned into traditions from which they might otherwise be excluded.
—Sarah Henry, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
His original ideas about Gaza included a plan that excluded its people.
—Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Pottery Barn Big Sur Square Arm Sofa Big ticket items, like this stunning sofa, aren’t excluded from deep discounts in the outlet.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excluded
Verb
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That shift paid off – until this year when some Canadian provinces banned American spirits.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Looming above them are concrete terraces so dilapidated the local fire service has banned their use.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Padres were eliminated from the playoffs in the Wild Card round, and because of Wrigley Field's century-old accommodations, the umpire crew was forced to exit the game through the visitors' dugout immediately after San Diego's season had come to a screeching halt.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The annual total – now up to 1,563 cases since January – is the highest by a significant margin since measles was declared eliminated in the US a quarter-century ago.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, an appeals court barred the county from enforcing the ban.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Muttaqi faced hard questions as to why Afghan girls and women were barred from schools and the workforce.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The letter warned that retaliation against those who filed a complaint or participated in the investigation was strictly prohibited and could result in disciplinary action.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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Gambling on college sports remains prohibited.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Decades of underfunding and under-research mean women are still diagnosed late, treated inadequately, and left to manage conditions that could have been prevented or better addressed.—
Maria Shriver,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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In the time since, Customs and Border Protection has prevented nearly 10,500 shipments valued at nearly $1 billion from entering the United States because of products or components that could have originated in Xinjiang.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Too long submerged in suppressed grief, Zilpha now came up from its depth like any swimmer stroking toward light and sweet air.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Excluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excluded. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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