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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The initial tip highlighted that patients were being billed for two mutually exclusive services on the same day.
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 28 Oct. 2025
There's a common belief that space science (or science in general) and religiosity are mutually exclusive.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite industry-wide hand-wringing over the rise of streaming, watching a movie at home and seeing a movie in the theater are not mutually exclusive experiences.
—Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
And that ambition and patience do not have to be mutually exclusive.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 28 Oct. 2025
There's a common belief that space science (or science in general) and religiosity are mutually exclusive.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite industry-wide hand-wringing over the rise of streaming, watching a movie at home and seeing a movie in the theater are not mutually exclusive experiences.
—Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
And that ambition and patience do not have to be mutually exclusive.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mutually exclusive
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“Mutually exclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutually%20exclusive. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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