as in prevention
the act or practice of keeping something from happening
the precluding of any misunderstanding seemed to be her top priority
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as in preventing
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 precluding
Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
For example, some Americans may not have a primary care doctor, thus precluding them from getting a prescription for the Covid shot.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
But the Republic never received any further communication about this request or any data, precluding progress.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
For example, some Americans may not have a primary care doctor, thus precluding them from getting a prescription for the Covid shot.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precluding
Noun
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Speakers stressed prevention through vigilance, training and law enforcement partnerships.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Nearly one-third of agencies have eliminated prevention, outreach and education staff, meaning fewer survivors are identified early and more cases are likely to escalate to crisis or even homicide, the report says.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Snow said crews contained the flames to the refinery and were focusing on preventing the fire from spreading.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The White House insists the law protects taxpayers by preventing undocumented immigrants from getting government health benefits — but such individuals were already barred from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, exchanges.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Resorting to an omnibus is now common, even though it is reviled by many rank-and-file lawmakers who resent being deprived of the ability to resist individual spending provisions without derailing the sole vehicle for averting a shutdown.—
Lazaro Gamio,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Democrats, Republicans and administration officials left a meeting at the White House pointing fingers at each other and seemingly no closer to averting a government shutdown at the end of Tuesday.—
The Hill staff,
The Hill,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Precluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precluding. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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