exclude
verb (used with object)
to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of.
has excluded
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present perfectof exclude (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The bloc has excluded Myanmar's leadership from high-level summits since the putsch, but its foreign minister attended an informal meeting with his regional counterparts last month in Bangkok.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Of those, nine have fallen within a year on either side of a recession, shown in grey in the table, and Colvin has excluded those from his analysis.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 28, 2025
That generally doesn’t apply to police officers, and Pierce County Superior Court Judge Bryan Chushcoff has excluded testimony about past evidence of misconduct.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Since at least 1998, the county's plan has excluded coverage for "services and supplies for a sex change," an outdated term to refer to surgeries or medications related to gender transition.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2023
Even the great constellation, from whose tribunal no prudent man ever appealed, has excluded him from a kingdom, where Watts and Blackmore reign.
From Four Early Pamphlets by William Godwin
