excluded; excluding
1
a
: to prevent or restrict the entrance of
b
: to bar from participation, consideration, or inclusion
2
: to expel or bar especially from a place or position previously occupied
excluder
noun
Examples of exclude in a Sentence
You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others.
The prices on the menu exclude tax.
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While the sector has been excluded from the recent tariffs, levies could come in the future.
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
School leaders believed other records that might have fulfilled the requests contained too much private information and were excluded from public record under student privacy laws.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Canada has also threatened to hit the U.S. with tariffs, though its imports along with Mexico’s were excluded from Trump’s announcement of tariffs last week.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
What To Know Dimon is proposing to both increase the size of the credit and remove restrictions tied to family status—a move that would open EITC access to many workers that are currently excluded.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
School leaders believed other records that might have fulfilled the requests contained too much private information and were excluded from public record under student privacy laws.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Canada has also threatened to hit the U.S. with tariffs, though its imports along with Mexico’s were excluded from Trump’s announcement of tariffs last week.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
What To Know Dimon is proposing to both increase the size of the credit and remove restrictions tied to family status—a move that would open EITC access to many workers that are currently excluded.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclude. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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exclude
verb
ex·clude
iks-ˈklüd 
excluded; excluding
: to shut or keep out
excludable
adjective
-ˈklüd-ə-bəl
exclusion
noun
-ˈklü-zhən
Legal Definition
exclude
transitive verb
ex·clude
ik-ˈsklüd
excluded; excluding
1
: to prevent or restrict the entry or admission of
exclude hearsay evidence
2
: to remove from participation, consideration, or inclusion (as in insurance coverage)
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