EMBARGOED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

embargoed

verb

past tense of embargo

as in excluded

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Big Walk’s co-op multiplayer walking adventure has proved popular since launching in August, but Xbox players have been excluded from the fun — and now the game’s creators have explained why.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Two hours of texting a close friend, exploring an interest or scrolling through content that leaves a teen feeling excluded all register the same on a dashboard.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

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That strike prevented the landing of an Iranian flight carrying a Houthi delegation returning from the funeral of Iran’s supreme leader, who had been killed in the opening strikes of the war in February.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
The wild swing of events gave the Wildcats (5-1, 2-1) their first Big Ten road victory this season and prevented Fitzgerald from getting his first conference victory as the coach at Michigan State (2-5, 0-4).

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

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The absence of Tom Hagen is glaring, as is the loss of Sonny Corleone, whose death in the original film deprived the third installment of another defining character from the Corleone family.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the high court's 7-2 decision in 2019 that the removal of Black prospective jurors deprived Flowers of a fair trial.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of deprived

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Rice quarterback Jacurri Brown had touchdown runs of 50 and 78 yards, but the Owls (1-6, 0-3) were shut out over the final 40 minutes and 59 seconds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Todd also mentioned feeling shut out from Grace’s thoughts and decision-making process; of course he’s been unsettled and worried as well as resentful.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

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