leave out
phrasal verb
left out; leaving out; leaves out
: to not include or mention (someone or something)
The movie leaves a lot out of the story.
Did everyone get a piece of cake? I don't want to leave anyone out.
They always leave her out of the conversation.
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Which means: More than one somebody is getting left out in this fine Tuesday afternoon’s Big Leave-Out.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
But a mentee whom a mentor has helped to craft into an exceptional candidate can still be left out in the cold.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Canadian timber was left out of the president’s latest round of tariffs.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
The industry made a last-ditch push to get the incentive into the IRA in 2022, but it was ultimately left out of the final climate law.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
But a mentee whom a mentor has helped to craft into an exceptional candidate can still be left out in the cold.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Canadian timber was left out of the president’s latest round of tariffs.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
The industry made a last-ditch push to get the incentive into the IRA in 2022, but it was ultimately left out of the final climate law.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leave out
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“Leave out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20out. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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