excludes

present tense third-person singular of exclude

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of excludes The retail sales data excludes automotive purchases. Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024 This excludes revenue from any financial arrangements for soundtracks from Christmas TV specials, which are likely lucrative, according to Billboard. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024 The core measure watched closely by economists, which excludes energy and food prices, rose by a similar amount — the slowest pick-up in prices since May. Courtenay Brown, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024 The idea that classical music is isolated and its love excludes the love for other genres is a snobbish approach and has nothing to do with understanding the phenomenon of music. Mari Bolkvadze, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024 The spending package is the same bill that was shot down by the House on Thursday but excludes the debt limit provision opposed by GOP deficit hawks. Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024 The first excludes those companies traded on the over-the-counter (OTC) market. Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 The number excludes the budget for the series, which has never been broken out. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024 That means its list excludes religious order priests and brothers, as well as priests ordained in other dioceses who later lived, visited or ministered in Wisconsin. Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excludes
Verb
  • The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates two provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for certain individuals who also have pension income from public work where Social Security payroll taxes were not paid.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This food storage container set eliminates the hassle with lockable airtight lids that keep food fresh, dry, and easily visible.
    Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This differs from New York City’s matching program, which prohibits commingling funds and doesn’t permit funds transferred to a political committee to count as an expenditure.
    Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Biden's executive order prohibits the transaction and mandates its full abandonment within 30 days.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Research shows that using your phone prevents you from fully focusing on the present moment and has negative effects on relationships when used in social situations.
    Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
  • These baking sheets also typically have a rim around the edges, which prevents items from sliding off.
    Molly Allen, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024

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“Excludes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excludes. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.

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