as in averted
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 precluded
Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Middle Tennessee's erosion-prone limestone and other hard bedrock have historically precluded Nashville leadership from exploring underground transportation.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
The range of natural terrain precluded the need for much CGI.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 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
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
The baying scrum around the Renaissance masterpiece—and his height at the time—precluded a glimpse of her crook of a smile.
—Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
As scholars in the field, the expertise of the authors generally precluded the need for fact-checking, so inaccuracies inevitably occurred.
—Joelle Renstrom
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
But if the Heat had traded Robinson for a player whose contract extended past last season, that could have potentially precluded the Heat from having the flexibility to trade for Powell.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
Over the ensuing decades—and fully informed of the substantial executive power exercised by the Commission—the Supreme Court has repeatedly and expressly left Humphrey's Executor in place, and so precluded Presidents from removing Commissioners at will.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Such work would be an important reality check as society grapples with this kind of emerging threat from AI, says Casadevall, but would be tricky to do, as it might be precluded by international treaties prohibiting the development of biological weapons.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Middle Tennessee's erosion-prone limestone and other hard bedrock have historically precluded Nashville leadership from exploring underground transportation.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
The range of natural terrain precluded the need for much CGI.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 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
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
The baying scrum around the Renaissance masterpiece—and his height at the time—precluded a glimpse of her crook of a smile.
—Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
As scholars in the field, the expertise of the authors generally precluded the need for fact-checking, so inaccuracies inevitably occurred.
—Joelle Renstrom
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
But if the Heat had traded Robinson for a player whose contract extended past last season, that could have potentially precluded the Heat from having the flexibility to trade for Powell.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precluded
Verb
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But that doesn't mean they can't be prevented.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Democrats have replied that this is prevented by federal law, though some states permit it, including through Medicaid.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Sealing the deal averted a potential Azeri invasion to secure unfettered access after Azerbaijan’s forces inflicted heavy defeats on Armenia’s army in 2020 and 2023 and pushed 120,000 Armenians out of Nagorno-Karabakh.—
Michele Crestani,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Precluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precluded. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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