excluding 1 of 2

preposition

as in except
not including excluding me, plan on five guests for dinner tonight

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2 of 2

verb

present participle of exclude
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
Verb
Liberty keep backsliding The Liberty, a perennial contender in recent years, have lost eight of their last 10 (excluding their Commissioner’s Cup championship victory, which does not count toward the regular-season standings). — James Boyd, New York Times, 19 July 2026 The distance the jet traveled during the tournament, excluding the journey to Qatar and back for the funeral, according to the AP analysis. — ABC News, 19 July 2026 Devers joins Kyle Schwarber, Juan Soto and Matt Olson as the only players to hit at least 20 homers in each of the last eight full seasons (excluding 2020). — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 In April, prices for residential construction materials, excluding energy, rose at their fastest pace in three years, according to government data analyzed by the National Association of Homebuilders. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 The findings are preliminary and based on a small number of subjects; only 20 people (excluding Picard) have provided data so far. — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026 Here are the best two-row midsize gas models (excluding midsize hybrid, electric and three-row SUVs). — Charles Singh, USA Today, 16 July 2026 The labor force participation rate fell to its lowest level in half a century when excluding the pandemic, according to data released Thursday. — Dan Mangan,luke Fountain,kevin Breuninger,garrett Downs,ashley Capoot,justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026 McKinsey projects $2 trillion in tokenized assets by 2030, excluding stablecoins. — Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excluding
  1. except
  2. banning
  3. besides
  4. barring
  5. eliminating
  6. prohibiting
  7. preventing
  8. excepting
Preposition
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of except
Verb
  • French lawmakers are racing against the clock to reach a compromise that would allow a bill banning social media for children under 15 to possibly enter into force at the start of the new school year in September.
    — Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • What’s to stop Morocco, co-host of the 2030 tournament, from banning officials and players from Algeria over the two countries’ territorial dispute in the Western Sahara?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of banning
Preposition
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of besides
Verb
  • Friday's appeals court ruling in the New Jersey case goes further than a July 2024 ruling from a federal judge, who said that the state's ban on AR-15s specifically was unconstitutional but upheld the provision barring larger magazines.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • What’s being done to address Land Park’s issues Aside from barring nighttime parking in the park, the city has also discussed closing some streets in the park to vehicular traffic as part of a two-year pilot program.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of barring
Verb
  • Disney’s private island became the first to allow ships to dock directly at the shore—eliminating the need for a tender.
    — Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Kennedy and his advisers debated eliminating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shot in the fall, according to the three people.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of eliminating
Verb
  • The ruling granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting the firms from completing the merger and from consolidating their operations.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
  • Key Background Federal prosecutors have increasingly used statutes prohibiting the sending of threats against the president to pursue posts made on social media.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of prohibiting
Verb
  • After launching the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russia managed to occupy all of the Ukrainian land that surrounds the Sea of Azov, preventing Kyiv from accessing it.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Events unfold over the course of one evening as a hurricane rolls in, blocking outside communication and preventing reinforcements from arriving.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 July 2026
Definition of preventing
Verb
  • The system worked great, excepting the start.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of excepting

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