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verb

past tense of exclude

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Recent Examples of excluded
Verb
After the marathon, the AAU banned women from competing in races against men, as women had not previously been explicitly excluded. Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026 In experimental research with colleague Kristof Madarasz, Imas found that willingness to pay for an identical good roughly doubled when subjects learned a random subset of people would be excluded from purchasing it. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026 When politicos were excluded, Joe Rogan led the list, followed by Fox News personalities Greg Gutfeld and Sean Hannity, and then TuckerCarlson and Ben Shapiro. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 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, 16 Apr. 2026 Real costs like loan documents, appraisal and credit report fees are excluded from the APR. Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026 Certain categories, like social hangouts or free-form drawing, are excluded by default for younger users. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 Others are excluded from formal employment because of caste discrimination, or lack of documentation. CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026 That essentially delays the chances of a Fed rate cut for the time being and could result in higher borrowing costs for a series of products, of which mortgages and mortgage refinance loans won't be excluded. Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 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
  • This month, the UAE banned most Iranians from entering or transiting the country.
    Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Critics contend prediction markets are circumventing states’ sports betting laws and operating in places that have banned the practice.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But Tampa Bay dropped Games 1 and 2 at home, putting it in a 2-0 hole, and was eliminated with a Game 5 loss in Tampa.
    Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Sean Couturier scored a hat trick and registered five points on a torn MCL, but his efforts weren't enough to save the Flyers in Game 6 when the Penguins eliminated them with an 8-5 win.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 17 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
  • Platforms would be barred from using information collected and stored in the age assurance system, or in appeals, for anything but age assurance, and would have to delete the information within 10 days of an age determination or appeal resolution, per the bill text.
    State House News Service, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • There, Quenneville’s triumphs were later tainted by an organizational scandal that left him barred by the league for several seasons prior to joining the Ducks.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • At one point during the discussion, Park Ridge Chief Bob Kampwirth said if the city did pass a resolution that prohibited city parking lot use, the most his officers could likely do would be to ask the federal officials to move.
    Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Bodies were sighted, but fuel that could have been easily ignited and the natural terrain hampered rescue efforts to the point where even airboats were eventually prohibited from skimming the river of grass to help.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Matt Shaw’s diving catch in right field in the ninth prevented Trea Turner from driving in a run.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • By going forward with this process while a criminal indictment is pending, the Committee prevented me from defending myself.
    Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 21 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 23 Apr. 2026.

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