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
Colorado’s approach of sharing existing tracks with freight trains won’t preclude faster trains in the future if dedicated tracks are installed.
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
This does not, however, preclude the possibility that these cats were well liked and cared for by the sailors.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
America’s competition for prominence with Qatar in the LNG exports sector works to preclude major deals in that area.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
His job precludes him from playing favorites in a professional sense.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for preclude
Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
This does not, however, preclude the possibility that these cats were well liked and cared for by the sailors.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
America’s competition for prominence with Qatar in the LNG exports sector works to preclude major deals in that area.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
His job precludes him from playing favorites in a professional sense.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preclude
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The agreement will prevent Hohauser from ever again serving as a judge in the state after his resignation.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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That didn’t prevent a few hundred León fans from traveling over 1,500 miles to Atlanta to support their club – or at least the club’s cause.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Pakistan has announced its nomination of President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, crediting him with averting a major conflict in South Asia at a time when the U.S. leader is contemplating intervention in the Middle East.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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The day pass announcement comes after state lawmakers last month failed to pass transit reform legislation — or find funding to avert a looming $771 million fiscal cliff — during their spring legislative session.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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“Preclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preclude. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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