leaving (out)

verb

present participle of leave (out)
as in missing out

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  1. excluding
  2. omitting
  3. preventing
Verb
  • The protests crossed the line into excluding students from libraries and classes, intimidating people from going to school.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • New London Flagship Exceeds Expectations Europe excluding France was one of the company’s strongest-performing regions, with sales in southern countries including Italy, Spain, Turkey, Portugal and Greece driving growth.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of excluding
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  • Until then, omitting leap seconds will make our digital infrastructure easier to manage and less prone to bugs or service outages arising from a leap second discontinuity.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Renault’s structural cell-to-pack engineering mitigates this by omitting internal packaging, slipping more power directly into the vehicle floor.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of omitting
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  • Riyadh said the discussions were aimed at keeping diplomatic channels open and preventing another escalation in hostilities.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Events unfold over one evening as a hurricane rolls in, blocking communication from the outside world and preventing reinforcements from arriving.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of preventing
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“Leaving (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaving%20%28out%29. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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