leaving (out)

verb

present participle of leave (out)
as in missing out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaving (out)
  1. excluding
  2. omitting
  3. preventing
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  • Regions earned 73 cents per share, excluding certain items, while analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of 66 cents per share.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Its Asia excluding Japan category—which accounts for 27% of LVMH’s revenue—went from 4% organic sales growth in the second quarter to a 5% decline in the third, according to its earnings report.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of excluding
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  • Until then, omitting leap seconds will make our digital infrastructure easier to manage and less prone to bugs or service outages arising from a leap second discontinuity.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Renault’s structural cell-to-pack engineering mitigates this by omitting internal packaging, slipping more power directly into the vehicle floor.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of omitting
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  • This year was no different, except the stakes were simply about preventing their respective seasons from getting any worse.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Abruptly moving on, like a magician preventing his audience from lingering on his last trick, Alex pulled out a tablet, holding it up to me.
    — Andrew Lipstein, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
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“Leaving (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaving%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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