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Recent Examples of exclusion
There have been instances where efforts to promote inclusion actually led to exclusion and where initiatives meant to address generations of disparity led to more inequality or simply missed the mark.
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Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Authorities enforced a 2½-mile exclusion zone around the active crater in December 2024.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
In 1965, the Supreme Court refused to remedy the exclusion of Black people from juries that its 1880 decision was supposed to have ended.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
The Chernobyl reactors are surrounded by a 1,000-square-mile exclusion zone.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
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Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Authorities enforced a 2½-mile exclusion zone around the active crater in December 2024.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
In 1965, the Supreme Court refused to remedy the exclusion of Black people from juries that its 1880 decision was supposed to have ended.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
The Chernobyl reactors are surrounded by a 1,000-square-mile exclusion zone.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclusion
Noun
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The appeals court ruled in September 2025 that Mid Vermont Christian must be allowed to participate in state athletics, after two years of banishment had passed.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Like there was a demon in his lungs, fighting the last bit of banishment.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During the global debt crisis of the 1980s, the choice between debt servicing by means of an IMF program and ostracism from global markets was put on broad display.—
Sven van Mourik,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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In some cases, people who take these risks experience potentially negative social consequences such as disapproval, ostracism and career setbacks.—
Catherine A. Sanderson,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These efforts deserve serious consideration, not political delay or procedural dismissal.—
Steven G. Xiarhos,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Smith then appealed that dismissal.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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“Exclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclusion. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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