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
So what if the xenomorph was engineered as a weapon; does that preclude it from making a friend like Wendy, from experiencing fear or anger or wanting to protect and love?
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, filed a 114-page motion Friday night arguing federal prosecutors should be precluded from treating this as a death penalty case and that the indictment against him should be dismissed.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
The range of natural terrain precluded the need for much CGI.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Although the Basic Agreement between owners and players grants permission to schedule games in San Juan, Paris, and Mexico City, financial considerations precluded those venues from appearing on the 2025 schedule.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, filed a 114-page motion Friday night arguing federal prosecutors should be precluded from treating this as a death penalty case and that the indictment against him should be dismissed.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
The range of natural terrain precluded the need for much CGI.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Although the Basic Agreement between owners and players grants permission to schedule games in San Juan, Paris, and Mexico City, financial considerations precluded those venues from appearing on the 2025 schedule.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preclude
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Roy said that fast, accurate intervention can prevent deaths in traumatic emergencies.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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One brings therapy dogs that can prevent elopement, which is when kids with autism wander away from caregivers, into classrooms.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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In April 2011, leaders of both parties came to an agreement following weeks of difficult negotiations and ultimately averted a government shutdown, as recapped by President Barack Obama.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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But as midnight that day passed without a vote on a spending plan, lawmakers bought themselves some time with a stopgap funding plan to avert a partial government shutdown for a week.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Preclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preclude. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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