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verb

past tense of exclude

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Recent Examples of excluded
Verb
Anthropic spent this spring fighting a Pentagon supply-chain-risk designation that excluded it from Defense Department contracts, a label a federal judge suggested looked like punishment after the company refused to let the military use Claude for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 He even was excluded from the yearbook, the suit noted. Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 Consumers, in theory, would be worse off if Texas Tech is excluded, since there would be one fewer premier football team in the market to consume as fans and viewers. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026 Our statute only provides that derivatives on onions and motion picture box office receipts are excluded from our scope. Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 12 June 2026 That’s with a minimum of five starts, and openers excluded. Jayson Stark, New York Times, 12 June 2026 According to the email, the candidates who lost out on support will be excluded from the party’s voter guide, social media posts and website. Matthew Kelly updated June 7, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026 Judge bars certain evidence Weeks before the trial was set to begin in Los Angeles, US District Court Judge Anne Hwang excluded specific evidence that was front and center when prosecutors announced charges against Rinderknecht. Jack Hannah, CNN Money, 7 June 2026 As a result, Russia has been excluded from tournaments such as the World Championships and other IIHF competitions. Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excluded
Adjective
  • The video, with more than 12 million views, showed two travelers perched atop the stopped carousel, reaching into the chute to pull through a jam of suitcases as other passengers watch.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Many fans have worn the pre-revolutionary flag of the sun and lion that FIFA had banned inside stadiums.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026
  • So does Hochul think horse carriages should be banned?
    Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 June 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 Buccaneers are now 7-7 after losing to the Falcons (5-9), who had been eliminated from the playoffs.
    Alex Valdes, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The dueling Senate votes are the latest political messaging exercise in a Congress that has operated almost entirely on partisan terms, as Republicans pushed through a massive tax and spending cuts bill this summer using budget maneuvers that eliminated the need for Democratic votes.
    Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Eight were transported to a local hospital and four refused transport.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Anthony was allowed to receive his high school diploma but was barred from graduation festivities.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • Tinkler Mendez rejected defense attorneys’ attempts to have those two statements barred from jurors’ ears.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • In the specialized program, Levasseur received a different treatment called radically open dialectical behavior therapy, which focuses on tapping into suppressed emotions and helping people move away from black-and-white thinking patterns.
    Kate Snow, NBC news, 9 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Additionally, tailgating and fireworks in the parking garages are prohibited.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Thus far, he has been prohibited because of his contract.
    Jesse Granger, New York Times, 16 June 2026

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“Excluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excluded. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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