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
Others said the state, by negotiating deals behind closed doors, had excluded Native tribes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Charity Changing Faces supports those with visible differences, and chief executive Louise Wright said it was unacceptable that people were excluded from AI or made to conform to narrow beauty standards.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Those words excluded him utterly from the world.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
