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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Perkins — just like Mist writer-director Frank Darabont before him — understands something crucial, which is that meanness and emotional honesty aren’t mutually exclusive.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
These situations can be tricky for the average person to navigate because the lines between shoddy security, Chinese espionage, US protectionism, and the growing trade war are distinctly blurry and are not mutually exclusive.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
And because Trump was out of office for four years, his supporters had the unusual opportunity to spin self-serving—and often mutually exclusive—narratives around the former president’s plans without the inconvenience of having to explain his actual policies.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
Read: Trump takes over the Kennedy Center The most recent president to attempt the Camelot thing was Barack Obama, who elevated American art forms such as jazz and hip-hop in ways meant to show that inclusiveness and excellence were not mutually exclusive.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
These situations can be tricky for the average person to navigate because the lines between shoddy security, Chinese espionage, US protectionism, and the growing trade war are distinctly blurry and are not mutually exclusive.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
And because Trump was out of office for four years, his supporters had the unusual opportunity to spin self-serving—and often mutually exclusive—narratives around the former president’s plans without the inconvenience of having to explain his actual policies.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
Read: Trump takes over the Kennedy Center The most recent president to attempt the Camelot thing was Barack Obama, who elevated American art forms such as jazz and hip-hop in ways meant to show that inclusiveness and excellence were not mutually exclusive.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Mutually exclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutually%20exclusive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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