excluded 1 of 2

adjective

as in stopped

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excluded

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verb

past tense of exclude
as in banned
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of the revelation that the candidate had excluded journalists from certain news outlets from the press briefing

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Recent Examples of excluded
Verb
When the employer contribution is excluded, the lifetime benefits amount to roughly 265% of what the worker personally paid into Social Security. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 But lawmakers offered little explanation during a June 30 hearing for why those particular offenses were excluded. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Everything to know in 2026 What does a home warranty cover and what's excluded? — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Students get free public transit rides with their OMNY cards, but express buses are excluded. — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Other Major Canadian exports, like crude oil, natural gas and primary steel/aluminum were explicitly excluded from the new tariffs. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Worse still, when a new funding source was secured specifically to support area fishing programs, Brown Faces Green Spaces was entirely excluded from the financial allocation, despite having built the framework for those clinics from the ground up. — Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Investigators collected handwriting samples from dozens of people, and all the individuals tested were excluded except for Patsy, whom examiners were unable to eliminate as the possible author. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026 To that end, Babcock is known for instilling cultures of defensive accountability, and that hasn't excluded his top point-getters. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excluded
  1. stopped
  2. banned
  3. precluded
  4. eliminated
  5. refused
  6. barred
  7. suppressed
  8. prohibited
Adjective
  • Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.
    — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • Some renters are now demanding that this kind of billing practice — often handled by outside companies, which add on their own fees — be banned outright.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Chicago Sky have banned Enes Kanter Freedom from their home games after the former NBA center was ejected from Sunday's loss to the Indiana Fever.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of banned
Adjective
  • Over the ensuing decades—and fully informed of the substantial executive power exercised by the Commission—the Supreme Court has repeatedly and expressly left Humphrey's Executor in place, and so precluded Presidents from removing Commissioners at will.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of precluded
Verb
  • As a result of dropping the primary discrimination claims, the court eliminated the $2 million in punitive damages and $100,000 for emotional distress.
    — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Measles cases reach record high Measles cases in the United States have surpassed last year's total and are at their highest since the disease was eliminated from the country nearly three decades ago, according to CDC data.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of eliminated
Adjective
  • Eight were transported to a local hospital and four refused transport.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Definition of refused
Verb
  • The designation barred defense contractors from using Anthropic's technology in their work with the agency.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In an agricultural county where Latinos make up 27% of residents, Idaho leaders encourage local cooperation with ICE — a level of coordination barred by sanctuary laws in neighboring states.
    — Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of barred
Adjective
  • General Manager Ken Holland hinted at potentially being done after trading center Phillip Danault for a draft pick in December and acquiring Panarin at a suppressed price in February, though he has been known to under-promise often and, sometimes, over-deliver.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Supervising sound editor Alastair Sirkett told IndieWire that Peter Claffey’s big, former-rugby-player frame really helps that moment sing with suppressed panic.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of suppressed
Verb
  • The teacher was immediately placed on leave and prohibited from being on district property or contacting students, North Penn officials said in a statement posted on the school system's website.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Roulette, slots, wagers, lotteries, raffles, lucky spins and prize wheels are all prohibited.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibited

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“Excluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excluded. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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