left (out)

verb

Definition of left (out)next
past tense of leave (out)
as in missed out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left (out)
  1. excluded
  2. omitted
  3. prevented
  4. prohibited
Verb
  • That’s because the average person may not know which expenses can be excluded from income and therefore shielded from the government.
    Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Patients with cancers of the salivary glands, nasal cavity/ear/sinuses, and overlapping head and neck cancers were excluded.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of excluded
Verb
  • Some of the messages are redacted or have the senders’ and recipients’ names omitted.
    Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Despite its stat rankings, the unit was omitted from the first-team All-Big Ten voting by conference coaches, a series of omissions that Ducks defenders viewed as a blatant sign of disrespect.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of omitted
Verb
  • The regulations, enacted by the Obama administration, prevented internet providers from degrading competitors’ services.
    Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • New Orleans and the two recent attempts on the president-elect's life are cases of events that could have been prevented with proper perimeter security.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of prevented
Verb
  • Companies that prohibited gambling transactions in 2013 allow thousands of customers to make deposits and withdrawals from Michigan online casinos today.
    Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In that bill, lawmakers prohibited the commission from investigating anonymous complaints, despite the constitutional requirement for a confidential hotline for whistleblowers.
    Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of prohibited
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“Left (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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