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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While that deal was supposed to be mutually exclusive across the US and the UK for five years following commercial launch — which hasn’t yet happened — that partnership has now let in Virgin Atlantic, which is half owned by Delta anyway.
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Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Both Fred Rogers and Peter Engel remind us that popular entertainment and morality need not be mutually exclusive — that with intention, care and the right team, television can be both wildly successful and genuinely beneficial to its audience.
—Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Perkins — just like Mist writer-director Frank Darabont before him — understands something crucial, which is that meanness and emotional honesty aren’t mutually exclusive.
—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
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Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Both Fred Rogers and Peter Engel remind us that popular entertainment and morality need not be mutually exclusive — that with intention, care and the right team, television can be both wildly successful and genuinely beneficial to its audience.
—Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Perkins — just like Mist writer-director Frank Darabont before him — understands something crucial, which is that meanness and emotional honesty aren’t mutually exclusive.
—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
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 26 Mar. 2025.
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