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
As scholars in the field, the expertise of the authors generally precluded the need for fact-checking, so inaccuracies inevitably occurred.
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Joelle Renstrom
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Monitoring for the six pathogens is no longer required for the 10 states that participate in the program, though those states aren’t precluded from conducting surveillance on their own.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Libraries and other places that offer services to abused rural women require architectural changes that preclude people from hearing survivors talk about their violent experiences.
—Walter S. Dekeseredy, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
As has become clear in recent years, an affiliation with West does not preclude failure; these days, it all but assures it.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
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Joelle Renstrom
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Monitoring for the six pathogens is no longer required for the 10 states that participate in the program, though those states aren’t precluded from conducting surveillance on their own.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Libraries and other places that offer services to abused rural women require architectural changes that preclude people from hearing survivors talk about their violent experiences.
—Walter S. Dekeseredy, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
As has become clear in recent years, an affiliation with West does not preclude failure; these days, it all but assures it.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preclude
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Riley Gaines has lobbied for bills in several states that would prevent biological males who identify as women from competing in women’s sports.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Your feet are sandwiched between pillowy soles and a breathable mesh upper that keeps the air flowing to prevent sweating and blisters.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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Deliberately, l avert my gaze as thick woody fingers interlace like calloused hands in prayer.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The two sides reached terms on a renewal after a short-term extension to their previous pact, averting a blackout of Fox News and other nets on YouTube TV.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Preclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preclude. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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