as in except
not including
excluding me, plan on five guests for dinner tonight
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as in banning
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 excluding
Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
Senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including the Transportation Security Administration airport workers going without pay, but excluding ICE's enforcement and removal operations that have been core to the dispute.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
India produced almost 200,000 hours of content in 2025, a majority of it in regional languages other than Hindi, with 96% produced for television excluding news bulletins, 2% for films, 1% for streaming and 1% for short video and microdramas.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
One of the reasons NASA is officially excluding Gateway from its plans is to the ease of its integration with lunar landers' ability to travel from the space station, down to the surface and back.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Imports of machinery, excluding electrical equipment, rose 25% nationally year over year, while electrical machinery and electronics imports rose 6%.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
Jet fuel prices are a major input cost for airlines, accounting for about 25% of airlines’ total operating costs, excluding labor, according to an analysis of federal data by Jason Miller, a professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University.
—Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
That’s about the same as Disney’s streaming services, excluding ESPN.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Limiting college athletes to four seasons and excluding former professionals also helped distinguish college sports as a unique product that appeals to fans.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Travel disruptions deepened Tuesday as senators raced to salvage a proposal to end the Homeland Security shutdown by funding much of the department, including airport workers going without pay, but excluding immigration operations that have been core to the dispute.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
Senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including the Transportation Security Administration airport workers going without pay, but excluding ICE's enforcement and removal operations that have been core to the dispute.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
India produced almost 200,000 hours of content in 2025, a majority of it in regional languages other than Hindi, with 96% produced for television excluding news bulletins, 2% for films, 1% for streaming and 1% for short video and microdramas.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
One of the reasons NASA is officially excluding Gateway from its plans is to the ease of its integration with lunar landers' ability to travel from the space station, down to the surface and back.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Imports of machinery, excluding electrical equipment, rose 25% nationally year over year, while electrical machinery and electronics imports rose 6%.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
Jet fuel prices are a major input cost for airlines, accounting for about 25% of airlines’ total operating costs, excluding labor, according to an analysis of federal data by Jason Miller, a professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University.
—Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
That’s about the same as Disney’s streaming services, excluding ESPN.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Limiting college athletes to four seasons and excluding former professionals also helped distinguish college sports as a unique product that appeals to fans.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excluding
Preposition
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At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2020
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The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
1 June 2020
Verb
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The country’s then-supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, even went as far as issuing a fatwa, or legal ruling under Islamic law, banning them.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Beginning in 2025, parents planned their exits from states banning health care for their children.—
Tracy Baim,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati.com,
2 June 2020
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The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.—
Niharika Sharma,
Quartz India,
31 May 2020
Verb
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Alongside barring revocation, Alonso also ruled the government couldn’t take any steps to remove Bojovic from his parent’s asylum application.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The bill in the state legislature aims to do this, barring Connecticut communities from requiring more than 5,000 square feet — about a tenth of an acre — for a home building lot with available public water and sewer service.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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He's talked about eliminating the missile threat.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Framed as deregulation, the bill sets a statewide minimum lot size of 1,500 square feet while also shrinking setbacks and eliminating dimensional requirements that could stand in the way of building multiple compact homes on at least four acres of land.—
Mark Dee
March 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There is no code prohibiting masks or obscuring costumes at protests in Wisconsin.—
Caden Perry,
jsonline.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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After a review, it was decided that Raddysh was knocked to the ice and into the crease, prohibiting Vasilevskiy from a possible save.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The shots are about 80% effective at preventing babies from ending up in intensive care because of RSV, the CDC says.—
March 25,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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While road salt is a key element to preventing cars from slipping and sliding over roads in winter, the mineral can damage cars over time.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The system worked great, excepting the start.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Atlassian Central will top out at 183 m (600 ft), making it over twice as tall and – according to the CTBUH, the premier authority on building heights – the world's tallest, excepting proposals that haven't yet been approved.—
Adam Williams
March 06,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Excluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excluding. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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