Thesaurus / preclude
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
If the District Government does not act now to create a public park, further development will likely preclude any future public park or open space between Fort Mahan Park and the Anacostia River.
D.C. COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO SEIZE PLANNED HALFWAY HOUSE PROPERTY TO BUILD URBAN PARKMICHAEL BRICE-SADDLER, JUSTIN WM. MOYERAPRIL 1, 2021WASHINGTON POST
The deal does not preclude the Patriots from making another addition at quarterback if they feel they can upgrade at the position.
CAM NEWTON TO REMAIN WITH PATRIOTS AFTER AGREEING TO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACTMARK MASKEMARCH 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Gloria didn’t preclude SDPD from continuing to cite those misdemeanors.
DESPITE CRACKDOWN ANNOUNCEMENT, NOT MUCH COVID-19 ENFORCEMENT IS HAPPENINGJESSE MARXFEBRUARY 11, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Its allegory, its learned literary allusions, its delving into obscure historic events, preclude any hope of popular success.
FRDRIC MISTRALCHARLES ALFRED DOWNER
I reviewed all the circumstances which would preclude the possibility of an Indian attack on the three travelers.
A VIRGINIA SCOUTHUGH PENDEXTER
Government had never intended to preclude itself from inquiring to what towns corporate powers should be extended.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLAN
The latter admitted the reproach—if reproach it were—of having framed the speech with a view to preclude discussion.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLAN
Your goodness, candor, and sincerity preclude your suspecting in others either fraud or malignity.
LETTERS TO EUGENIAPAUL HENRI THIRY HOLBACH
"You must get a good sleep," he said kindly, and with his usual firmness that was wont to preclude argument.
THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINEJOHN FOX, JR.
Magpies are plentiful and are seen in flocks of twenty at a time, in numbers that preclude any superstition attaching to them.
THE CRADLE OF MANKINDW.A. WIGRAM
WORDS RELATED TO PRECLUDE
- ban
- boycott
- circumvent
- condemn
- debar
- deny
- disallow
- discountenance
- discourage
- eliminate
- enjoin
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- baffle
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- halt
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- hold
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- stay
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- bar
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- moderate
- neutralize
- nip in the bud
- obstruct
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- pause
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- preclude
- prevent
- rebuff
- reduce
- rein in
- repress
- repulse
- retard
- slacken pace
- slow down
- snub
- squelch
- stay
- stop
- suppress
- tame
- terminate
- thwart
- withhold
- arrest
- baffle
- bar
- bit
- bottleneck
- bridle
- checkmate
- choke
- circumvent
- constrain
- control
- counteract
- curb
- cut short
- delay
- discourage
- foil
- frustrate
- halt
- harness
- hold
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- impede
- inhibit
- interrupt
- keep back
- limit
- moderate
- neutralize
- nip in the bud
- obstruct
- obviate
- pause
- play for time
- preclude
- prevent
- rebuff
- reduce
- rein in
- repress
- repulse
- retard
- slacken pace
- slow down
- snub
- squelch
- stay
- stop
- suppress
- tame
- terminate
- thwart
- withhold
- act like a wet blanket
- avert
- block
- caution
- chill
- cool
- damp
- dampen
- daunt
- debar
- disadvise
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- divert
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- restrain
- rule out
- scare
- shut out
- stave off
- stop
- talk out of
- throw cold water on
- turn off
- warn
- act like a wet blanket
- avert
- block
- caution
- chill
- cool
- damp
- dampen
- daunt
- debar
- disadvise
- discourage
- dissuade
- divert
- forestall
- forfend
- frighten
- hinder
- impede
- intimidate
- obstruct
- obviate
- preclude
- prevent
- prohibit
- put a damper on
- put off
- restrain
- rule out
- scare
- shut out
- stave off
- stop
- talk out of
- throw cold water on
- turn off
- warn
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