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excludes

VERB

expel, forbid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ban bar block boycott eliminate ignore omit ostracize preclude prevent prohibit refuse reject remove rule out suspend

STRONG

bate blackball blacklist bounce debar disallow eject embargo evict except interdict obviate occlude oust proscribe repudiate sideline veto

WEAK

close out count out drive out estop force out get rid of keep out leave out lock out pass over put out refuse admittance set aside shut out shut the door on throw out ward off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept add allow approve choose include keep let go open permit ratify sanction support welcome

STRONG

admit help take in

WEAK

incorporate take on

Example Sentences

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The core PCE, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, is expected to rise 3.2%, compared with 3% previously.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Adjusted earnings per share, which excludes the nonrecurring items, rose 11% to $2.45 to top the FactSet consensus of $2.32, the seventh straight bottom-line beat.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

The class represents approximately 3,000 people in California, a figure that excludes the many Tesla owners who have signed arbitration agreements with the company that prevent them from suing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

This is a point made by leading climate scientists including Prof Kevin Anderson of Manchester University, who argues the 50% figure "excludes international aviation and shipping and our imports and exports".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

It thus systematically excludes from consideration the very feature which makes scientific arguments distinctive: their appeal to superior evidence.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton