left (out)

verb

Definition of left (out)next
past tense of leave (out)
as in missed out

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  1. excluded
  2. omitted
  3. prevented
  4. prohibited
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  • Yet only a few people have actually seen it, with smaller and open-source AI companies generally getting excluded from the administration’s conversations.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The community received disproportionate federal grants to rebuild, as many were excluded from city and state grant programs due to Chinatown being located outside of the scope to receive that funding, the report said.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of excluded
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  • Cisse, 21, has also been omitted from the squad, after joining this summer from Austrian Bundesliga club LASK.
    — Sam Joseph, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Housing developments increasingly omitted sidewalks, favoring drivers over walkers, and the country grew more litigious, making planners wary of playgrounds, which could attract lawsuits when kids got hurt.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of omitted
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  • The Louisiana ruling prevented the NCAA, SEC and LSU from taking action that would adversely affect the athletes.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Living under a rock would hardly have prevented you from hearing the ubiquitous monster hit — and replaying it in your head ad nauseam.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of prevented
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  • Six Flags said food and other loose items are prohibited on rides because these items can create safety hazards.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The University of Chicago’s social-science faculty have prohibited most technology and banned the use of AI tools from their core classes.
    — Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of prohibited
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“Left (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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