exclude
verb (used with object)
to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of.
excluded
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past participleof exclude.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof exclude.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
excludeverb (used with object)to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of.
Example Sentences
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A group portrait honors Black Red Cross nurses, who had long been excluded from training programs and were recruited during labor shortages toward the end of World War I.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Around 70 Oph B, they were excluded within half an astronomical unit.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
They say the proposition’s vague wording could result in vital services being excluded from the list of program expenses permitted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
It said it was unacceptable that people were excluded from AI or are made to conform to narrow beauty standards.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The uniform, like all uniforms, eroded identity, and the daily attention required—ironing pleats, pinning hats, straightening seams, shoe polishing, especially the heels—began a process by which other concerns were slowly excluded.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
