as in except
not including
excluding me, plan on five guests for dinner tonight
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as in banning
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the revelation that the candidate had excluded journalists from certain news outlets from the press briefing
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Recent Examples of excluding
Soomee Park, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
The deal with Fremantle covers the UK, Ireland, Canada, Latin America, Germany, Austria, Benelux, Spain, Turkey and India and all rights excluding theatrical in Italy.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Next season, Direct File will also support interest income above $1,500, pension and annuity income (excluding individual retirement accounts) and Alaska Permanent Fund Dividends.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Daniels’ first-quarter interception in Arizona – his first of the season – ended a streak of 16 consecutive scoring drives excluding kneel-downs at the end of halves.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
The industries seeing the biggest jump in openings were construction; transportation, warehousing and utilities; and state and local government (excluding education).
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
The National Hall of Fame also began excluding players on the permanently ineligible list from being inducted in 1991, preventing Rose from earning the sport’s highest honor.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Universal Pictures’s imprint Focus Features will co-finance and distribute the movie internationally, excluding Korea.
—Soomee Park, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
The deal with Fremantle covers the UK, Ireland, Canada, Latin America, Germany, Austria, Benelux, Spain, Turkey and India and all rights excluding theatrical in Italy.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Next season, Direct File will also support interest income above $1,500, pension and annuity income (excluding individual retirement accounts) and Alaska Permanent Fund Dividends.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Daniels’ first-quarter interception in Arizona – his first of the season – ended a streak of 16 consecutive scoring drives excluding kneel-downs at the end of halves.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
The industries seeing the biggest jump in openings were construction; transportation, warehousing and utilities; and state and local government (excluding education).
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
The National Hall of Fame also began excluding players on the permanently ineligible list from being inducted in 1991, preventing Rose from earning the sport’s highest honor.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excluding
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At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
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The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.NBC News, NBC News, 1 June 2020
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But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
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The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 31 May 2020
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Israel then carried out airstrikes eliminating Hezbollah’s top leaders including Nasrallah.Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2024
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Setting a regulatory budget limits the total cost that regulations can impose on the economy, forcing agencies to prioritize eliminating outdated and inefficient regulations rather than adding new rules to the pile.James Broughel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Earlier this year, the Missouri Legislature passed laws prohibiting the operation of three sludge lagoons in Newton, McDonald and Randolph counties.Randal Seyler, arkansasonline.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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Italian lawmakers banned families from going abroad to have a baby through surrogacy, effectively prohibiting LGBTQ+ couples from becoming biological parents.Samantha Riedel, Them, 17 Oct. 2024
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This simple practice helps get those worries off your chest for later reflection, preventing them from taking over your mind in the moment.Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The surgeon might opt to remove a different tooth that is preventing the erupting tooth from coming in properly.Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Excluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excluding. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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