LEAVES (OUT) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

leaves (out)

verb

Definition of leaves (out)

present tense third-person singular of leave (out)

as in misses out

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The survey revealed that parents spend about $466 per month on family-friendly retail and experiences, which excludes essentials.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
The Taliban regime systematically excludes half the population from any kind of political representation; the rest of the world should not follow suit.

— Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of excludes

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Specifically, the order prevents the town and its officials from holding a vote on, approving, adopting or taking any action to implement Resolution 26-25 concerning the Circle T Data Center, including at the special meeting underway on Monday.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
These animals are born with a condition that prevents their vertebrae from fully developing.

— Kelly Lambert, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of prevents

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But water vapor can amplify atmospheric warming that other greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide cause, which the statement omits, and on which Blue Origin did not respond to a request for comment.

— Marissa E. Yingling, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
Disney’s proposal to the roughly 1,700 workers represented by Actors’ Equity omits paid parental leave and cuts paid holidays from 12 to 11, according to an April 6 email reviewed by The Times.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of omits

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Armar’s Ghana is one where family ties have been eroded and ethnic identity precludes any notion of national solidarity.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
And dropping your Leagues Cup opener, in the current format, all but mathematically precludes advancing to the quarterfinals from the three-match group stage.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of precludes

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The group of state attorneys general said in its initial filing that the merger would violate the Clayton Antitrust Act, which is the more-than-100-year-old law that prohibits anticompetitive mergers and acquisitions.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Therefore, rules and regulations cannot allow dogs when the declaration prohibits dogs in units.

— Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

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