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verb

past tense of exclude

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Recent Examples of excluded
Verb
Employers can contribute up to $2,500 per year under an employer contribution program, and that amount counts toward the $5,000 cap but is generally excluded from the employee’s taxable income when structured through that employer program. Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 July 2026 As previously discussed, thousands of children of Americans abroad are excluded from the initial $1,000 seed deposit because of narrow citizenship and residency definitions. Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The vote at the time also excluded northeast Syria, which was under Kurdish control. Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 But years into a war that has left Russians excluded from the world and saddled with broken promises from the government, official readings of economic pessimism have recently hit record highs, threatening the Kremlin’s tenuous hold on its society. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Spirit Airlines, which shut down in May after going bankrupt, was excluded from the final rankings. Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2026 Too many property owners assume they are fully protected only to discover after a storm that certain damage is excluded, deductibles are higher than expected, or important coverages are missing altogether. Stephen Hauptman, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026 From your co-parent’s perspective, this likely feels less about extended learning and more about being excluded from an important parenting decision. Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 28 June 2026 For example, an employer cannot hold a company event and only invite Muslims, because people from other religions would be unfairly excluded. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excluded
Adjective
  • Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.
    Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.
    Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • When you're banned from a show — and if you guys know me, I'm banned from most of them.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
  • Florida cities ramped up their enforcement after Tallahassee banned public camping statewide in 2024, telling local governments to get people off their streets or risk lawsuits.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • Over the ensuing decades—and fully informed of the substantial executive power exercised by the Commission—the Supreme Court has repeatedly and expressly left Humphrey's Executor in place, and so precluded Presidents from removing Commissioners at will.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, most existing repayment plans – including the Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) plan and the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) plan – will be eliminated as of July 2028.
    Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • France will play Paraguay in the round of 16 on Saturday, facing the team that eliminated Germany in a shocking upset during a penalty shootout on Monday.
    Doha Madani, NBC news, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • Eight were transported to a local hospital and four refused transport.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Israel has barred foreign journalists from independently reporting in Gaza since the start of the war.
    Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Rodriguez, who has expressed some interest in the proposal, said city leaders had not determined how county election officials would issue separate ballots for voters who would be barred from state and national contests.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Adjective
  • General Manager Ken Holland hinted at potentially being done after trading center Phillip Danault for a draft pick in December and acquiring Panarin at a suppressed price in February, though he has been known to under-promise often and, sometimes, over-deliver.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Supervising sound editor Alastair Sirkett told IndieWire that Peter Claffey’s big, former-rugby-player frame really helps that moment sing with suppressed panic.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Items including coolers, folding chairs, frisbees, balls, metal drink containers and aerosol cans — including spray sunscreen — are prohibited.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Journalists, however, were prohibited from revealing plot points or celebrity cameos.
    Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 4 July 2026

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“Excluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excluded. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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