as in bans
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 excludes
This strategy excludes prevention and care to the majority of people who are vulnerable to HIV infection.
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Robin Lin Miller, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
The offer is valid for dine-in visits only and excludes alcoholic beverages.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The act almost entirely excludes rats and mice, the most common research animals.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The To-Go Turkey Dinner ($23) excludes salad and dessert.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
This excludes 2020, when the COVID-19 crisis forced theater closures for months.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
This total excludes current debt obligations for principal and interest on debt taxpayers already owe – meaning, taxpayers will owe far more if the propositions pass.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 3% year over year, the slowest pace since early spring.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
The pact excludes Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Robin Lin Miller, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
The offer is valid for dine-in visits only and excludes alcoholic beverages.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The act almost entirely excludes rats and mice, the most common research animals.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The To-Go Turkey Dinner ($23) excludes salad and dessert.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
This excludes 2020, when the COVID-19 crisis forced theater closures for months.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
This total excludes current debt obligations for principal and interest on debt taxpayers already owe – meaning, taxpayers will owe far more if the propositions pass.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 3% year over year, the slowest pace since early spring.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
The pact excludes Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excludes
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Civil Code Section 4740 grandfathers rental prohibitions, while Section 4741 bans rental prohibitions and unreasonable restrictions.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Book bans accelerating at a pace that beggars belief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Adding peels to soups or grinding them into a powder to use in other recipes boosts nutrition and eliminates food waste.—
Cathy Cassata,
Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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Blasena emphasizes that lighting and draping that eliminates unsightly walls can make a space feel intimate, while a focal bar, signature cocktails, a photo booth, and late-night tchotchkes, such as glow sticks, flashing glasses, and flip flops, can amp up the atmosphere.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
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Peter Harrell, a visiting scholar at Georgetown’s Institute of International Economic Law, pointed out that IEEPA explicitly prohibits its use against information.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Last year, the state implemented Senate Bill 129, a law that prohibits any state agency or educational institution from sponsoring or mandating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This adds another barrier that prevents criminals from initiating payments without your consent.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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However, blocking only prevents future content from being scraped.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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While candidates for office can still work the polls, Ohio law bars them from doing so in places where people may be voting for them.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Nov. 2025
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But in the new guidance, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asserts that federal law bars states from restricting medical debts from credit reports, arguing that only the federal government has this authority.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Excludes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excludes. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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