preclude

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Recent Examples of preclude Life on the fringes Kody Clemens is an awkward spot; the Phillies have always labeled him a big-league-caliber player, but that has not precluded them from stashing him in the minors when possible. Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 And having more thoughtful conversations doesn’t preclude the need sometimes to confront those who are needlessly cruel or organizations that benefit from such exploitation. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025 That precludes the use of end-to-end encryption, so cloud AI applications have to date employed traditional approaches to cloud security. Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Albert Einstein founded his theories of relativity on the notion that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, however, something that should preclude the instantaneous nature of entanglement. Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for preclude 

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“Preclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preclude. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

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