preclude
verb (used with object)
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible.
have precluded
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present perfectof preclude.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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Comey had asked Currie to dismiss the case “with prejudice,” a move that would have precluded reviving the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
County maintains stricter testing requirements for court reporters than surrounding counties, which have precluded state certified reporters from being hired.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024
The school also noted the deadline for undergraduate student-athletes to enter the transfer portal was in April 2023, which would have precluded football players from leaving the program in the summer or fall.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
"This may have precluded other regional bank bidders from making the math work as well as it does for JPM," they wrote.
From Reuters ● May 2, 2023
His emotions would have precluded the idea of his speaking on such an occasion.
From Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. by Samuel F. B. (Samuel Finley Breese) Morse
