preclude
verb (used with object)
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible.
will preclude
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future tenseof preclude.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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U.S. officials say that the country’s defense industry has been bombed heavily, which will preclude Iran from quickly making more missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Since then, however, the pair’s cases have been separated from each other in a way that will preclude anything he says from being used against his spouse.
From Slate ● May 7, 2024
"And certainly there should be no part of the law that will preclude doctors or professionals from saving lives."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2022
"Ichiro's new role will preclude him from returning to the active roster in 2018," the Mariners said in their statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2018
They urge that no scheme which can be devised will preclude the possibility of a strong criminal or reckless State violating its treaty obligations and seeking to enforce its will by force.
From The Unity of Civilization by Various
