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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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
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According to the researchers, the results speak to the complexity of our social interactions and could help inform interventions, not only against ostracism but against conflicts tied to narcissism as well.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
20 Feb. 2025
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Secretary Kristi Noem welcomed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the department for sending migrants to Guantánamo Bay.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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Despite widespread doubt following the dismissal of Malone, the Nuggets, led by the Adelman and his staff, exceeded expectations.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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“Exclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclusion. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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