count (out)

verb

Definition of count (out)next
as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of I don't feel well, so count me out for the party tonight

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for count (out)
  1. exclude
  2. ban
  3. bar
  4. eliminate
  5. prevent
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  • Over Russian Gas Transit Discussions of a new gas deal were reportedly underway in November, which would keep Ukraine as part of the transport route but exclude Russia as the gas provider.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • California law originally dictated that a landlord could not file an eviction lawsuit until after serving their tenant with a three-day notice — which excludes Saturdays, Sundays and judicial holidays — to pay.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of exclude
Verb
  • Montana is the only state that hasn’t banned texting while driving, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
    David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Naji Marshall went after Jusuf Nurkic in 'hostile manner' outside locker room Could the airport ban guns in the pre-security area?
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of ban
Verb
  • Earlier in the week, a judge in Texas ruled that a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, from enforcing the CTA would stand.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Most of the soldiers and officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were barred from speaking publicly on a subject of such sensitivity.
    Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of bar
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  • This representation of the digital world into a battleground for literary production finds its boundaries blurred, thereby eliminating the toxicity of black milk for women writers struggling to find their own balance.
    Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
  • However, they have already been eliminated from playoff contention.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of eliminate
Verb
  • For 30-year-old Chisinau resident Iuliana, who did not want to give her surname, power outages would prevent her from doing her online job, which could also be untenable if the heating goes off in the middle of winter in the country of about 2.5 million people.
    Stephen McGrath and Aurel Obreja, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Like the anglerfish, fusing comb jellies might point scientists toward a mechanism that could prevent organ transplant rejection.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of prevent
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