as in banishment
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Recent Examples of exclusion
This time around, no exclusions or exemptions should be granted for any wooden kitchen cabinets, vanities, or components parts.
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Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Most of the new legislation, including both of the laws challenged in Monday’s lawsuit, is targeted almost entirely at cities along the Front Range, at the exclusion of most rural areas and the resort communities that have significant housing crises of their own.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
For the second year running, the Eurovision contest was overshadowed by protests over the European Broadcasting Union’s decision to allow an entrant from Israel to participate, despite calls this year for Raphael’s exclusion and pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protests taking place outside the arena.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Even just witnessing social exclusion can activate our brain circuits.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Most of the new legislation, including both of the laws challenged in Monday’s lawsuit, is targeted almost entirely at cities along the Front Range, at the exclusion of most rural areas and the resort communities that have significant housing crises of their own.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
For the second year running, the Eurovision contest was overshadowed by protests over the European Broadcasting Union’s decision to allow an entrant from Israel to participate, despite calls this year for Raphael’s exclusion and pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protests taking place outside the arena.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Even just witnessing social exclusion can activate our brain circuits.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclusion
Noun
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Yet men scarcely use them (often for fear of ostracism) while women do—resulting in their careers being disrupted while men maintain traction to advance faster and further.—
Susan Rietano Davey,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
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Nevertheless, these actions create a destructive cycle identified in the study that explains how narcissism and ostracism fuel each other.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Despite the low scoring, United fans would ideally like to give Amorim time to reshape the squad to his liking, rather than call for his immediate dismissal.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Despite her persistent efforts to seek help, including documenting her symptoms in detail, Booth continuously faced dismissal from medical professionals.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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“Exclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclusion. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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