as in to prevent
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
issued a strict schedule for doing household chores so as to preclude any arguments
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Recent Examples of preclude
Indeed, this 131-day period may also have constitutional mandates that preclude it from being shortened for purposes of suppressing debate before the special election over the amendment.
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Daniel Kolkey, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Fine’s group omitted it from its recommendations because a victims’ fund could preclude a trial, and Fine said that victims should have a right to go to court and have their voices heard.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
The current restriction precludes the fund from investing in much of the European arms industry, which is in line for a profit windfall as governments embark on the biggest rearmament since the Cold War in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 July 2025
This trip precludes a more elaborate formal state visit in the fall.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 28 July 2025
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Daniel Kolkey, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Fine’s group omitted it from its recommendations because a victims’ fund could preclude a trial, and Fine said that victims should have a right to go to court and have their voices heard.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
The current restriction precludes the fund from investing in much of the European arms industry, which is in line for a profit windfall as governments embark on the biggest rearmament since the Cold War in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 July 2025
This trip precludes a more elaborate formal state visit in the fall.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 28 July 2025
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Texas Democrats have fled the state to prevent the legislature from proceeding and Texas Republicans have issued warrants for their arrest.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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Regularly wiping down cabinets will help prevent grease from creating a sticky buildup on your cabinets.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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Among several actions taken later that cited the energy emergency was an order to the Department of Energy to develop a process to keep unprofitable coal plants operational in order to avert power outages.—
Karen Yourish,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Oil revenue streams are constrained, and ongoing diplomatic negotiations with European powers and the IAEA will determine whether Tehran can avert further punishment, leaving the country in a tense and high-stakes standoff with the international community.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Preclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preclude. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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