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adjective

as in prevented

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verb

past tense of preclude
as in averted
to keep from happening by taking action in advance issued a strict schedule for doing household chores so as to preclude any arguments

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Recent Examples of precluded
Adjective
Over the ensuing decades—and fully informed of the substantial executive power exercised by the Commission—the Supreme Court has repeatedly and expressly left Humphrey's Executor in place, and so precluded Presidents from removing Commissioners at will. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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That level of control precluded a Vatican media operation from spinning tall tales as occurred during John Paul's reign. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Fincher informed him that his Netflix deal precluded him from returning to the director’s chair. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 For their critics, understanding it as a response to the brutal occupation precluded calling it evil. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026 Previously, anyone who engaged in such conduct was automatically precluded from working at the bureau. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Multiple Alabama sources insisted that Kiffin’s behavior during his time in Tuscaloosa precluded him from ever succeeding Nick Saban and becoming the Crimson Tide’s head coach. — John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026 But neither that play nor the ones that precluded it have been enough to move him up the depth chart, even on a team starved for pass rushing help. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 Back then, United’s new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said focusing on the operations and finances of the men’s setup had precluded him from engaging in detail with the plan for the women’s team. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Still, for patients and healthcare providers alike, easing access to obesity drugs is a welcome move, particularly in light of the fact that statutory rules written in 2006 have long precluded Medicare from covering weight-loss medications. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precluded
  1. stopped
  2. prevented
  3. averted
Adjective
  • The girl with a backpack on could be seen crossing the street while looking at her phone before the stopped truck began moving beside her, in videos obtained by ABC station WPVI and CBS station KYW.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The crash drew a crowd from the stopped traffic, who quickly spread photos and videos of the driver on social media.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of stopped
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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
Definition of prevented
Verb
  • Jackson averted a suspension ahead of this season when authorities declined to file formal criminal charges after he was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Each time the door shut behind the man, Shawn had the feeling that some danger had been temporarily dodged, some crisis averted until the next day.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
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“Precluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precluded. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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