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verb

past tense of exclude

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Recent Examples of excluded
Verb
Open models will be excluded from the voluntary pre-release review, at least for now. Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Research found that more than 70% of workers report being socially excluded at work in six months, while 48% report harassment or bullying, and those are big numbers. Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Also, Visa's chief economist Wayne Best told CNBC that his firm's analysis excluded the wealth of the wealthiest 1%, estimated at $28 trillion. Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 This is partly because women have historically been excluded from and underrepresented in biomedical research — the same is true for psychedelics. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2026 Forests and other land-use projects are excluded for now while the country develops stronger baselines and data to manage reversal risks. ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Most systems gradually lose efficiency over 15 to 20 years, and routine mechanical breakdowns, corrosion, rust and deferred maintenance are almost always excluded. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 July 2026 Reflecting on those criticisms decades later, Davis pushed back by arguing that the narrative never excluded or vilified men despite the accusations surrounding its release. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026 The schools are then ranked on a star system and excluded if they are unaccredited, fail specific financial-responsibility metrics, or have a high percentage of graduates defaulting on their student loans. Jessica Bryant, USA Today, 22 July 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
  • Following the January 2025 midair collision at Reagan National Airport, helicopters were also banned from a four-mile stretch of the neighboring Potomac River when flights were landing.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In different cases, Cirilli has taken on the NCAA and several universities across the country over transgender women athletes being banned from competing in sports events.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 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
  • Lawmakers eliminated the daily reporting requirement and shift responsibility for tracking and publicizing enforcement activity to local and state agencies.
    Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Six schools have closed, and 1,000 positions were eliminated because of budget cuts and declining enrollment.
    Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Eight were transported to a local hospital and four refused transport.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Min Aung Hlaing has since been barred from attending top-level meetings for failing to comply with the plan.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Cloobeck and Lavie had publicly announced plans to get married in Jerusalem, but Lavie was subsequently barred from leaving the state due to her pending criminal case.
    City News Service, Daily News, 7 Aug. 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
  • The hospital is required to update the list monthly and prohibited from removing someone from the list, whether or not anything in their medical record has changed.
    O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
  • However, Canada's border policy at the time prohibited most unvaxxed foreign nationals from entering the country.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Excluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excluded. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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