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leaving (out)

verb

present participle of leave (out)
as in missing out

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  1. excluding
  2. omitting
  3. preventing
Verb
  • Miami held Wake Forest (2-1, 0-1 ACC) to 22 rushing yards on 16 attempts (41 yards on 13 attempts if excluding the 19 yards lost on three sacks).
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
  • In fact, there might not be another media network in the country, other than BET, that has prioritized excluding white people from its hiring practices as much as ESPN has over the past decade.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of excluding
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  • By omitting undocumented immigrants, asylum seekers and others without permanent status, the proposal could reshape House representation, electoral college votes and the distribution of federal funding for decades.
    — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Trying to disinherit someone simply by omitting them from the will could backfire.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of omitting
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  • The city joins a number of others that have passed laws preventing discrimination against people who live in nonmonogamous relationships.
    — Casey Parks, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026
  • MXene nanosheets fill the microscopic gaps between those fibers, locking them in place and preventing slippage under physical pressure.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 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 Sep. 2026.

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