exclude
verb (used with object)
to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of.
excludes
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present tense formof exclude (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Core PCE inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.3% in September and 3.1% over the trailing 12 months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The forecast excludes the $20 billion raised through an equity offering earlier this year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
That comparison excludes other investing activities and is not a complete measure of its financing needs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Net revenue, which excludes excise taxes, decreased 3% to $520.1 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
It thus systematically excludes from consideration the very feature which makes scientific arguments distinctive: their appeal to superior evidence.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
