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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 personal consumption expenditures index, which excludes food and energy, was up 3.2% in the latest 12-month reading.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

However, that guidance excludes about $1.02 a share for stock-based compensation, net tangible amortization, and acquisition related costs.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Antenna data excludes free tiers, select bundles and some other distribution channels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Adjusted net profit, which excludes share-based compensation and fair-value changes of long-term investments, among other items, was 7.38 billion yuan, down 42% from the previous year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The clay hypothesis hardly excludes life on Mars, but it certainly carries us far enough to say that there is no compelling evidence for microbiology on Mars.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan