excluded; excluding
1
a
: to prevent or restrict the entrance of
b
: to bar from participation, consideration, or inclusion
2
: to expel or bar especially from a place or position previously occupied
excluder
noun
Examples of exclude in a Sentence
You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others.
The prices on the menu exclude tax.
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The acquisition excludes the AI Pin device, which will cease functioning on February 28, 2025, as Humane's servers go offline.
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Charlie Fink, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Understandably, nominees bristled at the decision to exclude their work in live form.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2%, beating economists’ expectations of 3.1%, according to a Reuters poll.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
What To Know As tensions between Washington and Kyiv have risen with the words exchanged by their respective leaders, a rift has grown and the U.S could potentially turn against Ukraine after conducting peace talks and excluding Kyiv in Saudi Arabia.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Fink, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Understandably, nominees bristled at the decision to exclude their work in live form.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2%, beating economists’ expectations of 3.1%, according to a Reuters poll.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
What To Know As tensions between Washington and Kyiv have risen with the words exchanged by their respective leaders, a rift has grown and the U.S could potentially turn against Ukraine after conducting peace talks and excluding Kyiv in Saudi Arabia.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exclude
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclude. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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exclude
verb
ex·clude
iks-ˈklüd 
excluded; excluding
: to shut or keep out
excludable
adjective
-ˈklüd-ə-bəl
exclusion
noun
-ˈklü-zhən
Legal Definition
exclude
transitive verb
ex·clude
ik-ˈsklüd
excluded; excluding
1
: to prevent or restrict the entry or admission of
exclude hearsay evidence
2
: to remove from participation, consideration, or inclusion (as in insurance coverage)
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