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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Annie Blackman, Allure, 9 Apr. 2025
These goals aren’t mutually exclusive — Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves accomplished both two years ago — but A Minecraft Movie struggles to find the sweet spot between those camps or land the right tone.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
And the two things aren’t, in fact, at all mutually exclusive.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
Genre and real life are not mutually exclusive.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Mar. 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 21 Apr. 2025.
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