exclude
verb (used with object)
to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of.
have excluded
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present perfectof exclude.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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But the English-language lyrics would have excluded it from the new best Asian pop music performance prize, which was announced last month.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
However, the authors note that this choice could also have excluded some genuinely weak extraterrestrial signals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
For stakeholder talks held in February, the report found most of those invited were "industry representatives," and that the commission "might have excluded" other potentially interested parties.
From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025
They have excluded her from caucus meetings and taken her off her committees but have not publicly asked her to quit.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024
Another agreement in 1529 extended the line around to the Eastern Hemisphere, 17 degrees east of the Moluccas, which, if Spain had abided by it, Page 126 would have excluded her from the Philippines.
From A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens
