mutually exclusive
adjective
: being related such that each excludes or precludes the other
mutually exclusive events
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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 film showed that movies could make money and appeal broadly and still be of high quality and craft; those things didn’t have to be mutually exclusive.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
These pathways are not mutually exclusive: frequently, more than one dynamic is at work, and multiple factors play a role in the termination of a terrorist group.
—Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2024
For the record, those are not mutually exclusive options.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 27 May 2024
As one of the few women working in the pest control sector, McGrath encourages people to follow their passions fearlessly by proving that femininity and strength are not mutually exclusive.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
These pathways are not mutually exclusive: frequently, more than one dynamic is at work, and multiple factors play a role in the termination of a terrorist group.
—Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2024
For the record, those are not mutually exclusive options.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 27 May 2024
As one of the few women working in the pest control sector, McGrath encourages people to follow their passions fearlessly by proving that femininity and strength are not mutually exclusive.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
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“Mutually exclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutually%20exclusive. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.
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