mutually exclusive
adjective
: being related such that each excludes or precludes the other
mutually exclusive events
Examples of mutually exclusive in a Sentence
the two plans are mutually exclusive; implementing one will automatically rule out the other
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Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Turner also understood that conservation and public enjoyment do not have to be mutually exclusive.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Both individual rights and public safety are essential to our functioning democracy and are not mutually exclusive.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Artifice and authenticity, Parton reminds us in her own down-home, high-femme way, are not mutually exclusive.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Mutually exclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutually%20exclusive. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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