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verb

past tense of exclude

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Recent Examples of excluded
Verb
Telecoms that overcharge are excluded from spectrum auctions. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Garza’s complaint accused LeVota of discriminatory treatment, a hostile work environment and other claims, such as being excluded from her job duties. Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Also excluded from the government's count is Prisciliano Trejo Ricano, who died exactly five weeks after he was arrested by ICE. Vanessa Romo, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 Frequently subjected to repression and censorship, some of them were excluded from the Association of Visual Artists and thus denied access to state funding, exhibition opportunities, commissions, and official recognition as professional artists. Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 At Liberty High School in Frisco, Texas, Muslim students had used a spare classroom to pray without incident from 2009 to 2017, when Paxton’s office sent the district a letter questioning whether other students were being excluded. Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 Some of the media outlets excluded from the G20 said the move is intended to evade public scrutiny. Kevin Breuninger,jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 In the past week, in the wake of the NCAA's new five-year eligibility rule that excluded last year's graduating class from that extra year, the Big Ten and SEC passed rules barring players from returning after leaving for the pros. ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 But lawmakers offered little explanation during a June 30 hearing for why those particular offenses were excluded. Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 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
  • California and Massachusetts have banned — via ballot measures — any pork sold in their states coming from farms that use these crates.
    Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The proposal would have generally banned e-bikes and other e-conveyances from playgrounds, parks and school grounds unless signs specifically allowed them.
    Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 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
  • As The Athletic detailed here, the Clippers’ chance at taking the arbitration route was eliminated by the National Basketball Players Association’s choice to agree with the NBA on the ruling.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Bring up the unnecessary and wasteful government programs that should be eliminated.
    Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Eight were transported to a local hospital and four refused transport.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Trump is constitutionally barred from running for a third presidential term.
    Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The officers were all required to sign a confidentiality agreement that barred them from discussing candidates’ personal information with anyone outside the office.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 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
  • Six Flags said food and other loose items are prohibited on rides because these items can create safety hazards.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The University of Chicago’s social-science faculty have prohibited most technology and banned the use of AI tools from their core classes.
    Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Excluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excluded. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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