precluding 1 of 2

noun

as in prevention
the act or practice of keeping something from happening the precluding of any misunderstanding seemed to be her top priority

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precluding

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verb

present participle of preclude
as in preventing
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 precluding
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More customization and settings could come to existing apps, precluding the need for people to roll their own. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The astronauts must be unassigned to other missions, available for flights (for example, by not being on parental leave or on a military assignment), not in a management position precluding their participation, and in the presence of skills relevant to the mission, among other things. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 June 2026 When the primary was held in mid-May, only Republican voters - or unaffiliated voters who opted for a GOP ballot - were eligible to weigh in, precluding Cassidy from benefitting from crossover support. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 30 May 2026 But even after hearing from Kelly and several distressed homeowners at the March 9 City Council meeting, Council members couldn’t reach consensus on key elements of the proposal, precluding a necessary approval for the ordinance to advance. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 Brady is a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, which has played a large role in precluding a return. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026 He was selected for the All-Star Game for the 22nd time in his career despite missing 18 games due to injury, precluding him from consideration for the postseason All-NBA teams. — ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026 Debris from hydraulic mining, using water cannons to blast away dirt in search of gold, built up in Northern California rivers, precluding larger steamboats from traveling on them, the California State Lands Commission report said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026 The judge signed a temporary protection order requiring Davenport to stay away from the victim and precluding him from owning a firearm. — Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precluding
  1. prevention
  2. preventing
  3. averting
Noun
  • Kim said money collected through a public disaster insurance system could also be invested in reducing future losses, including wildfire prevention, community resilience and home-hardening projects.
    — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Five percent of total tax revenue would continue to go to qualifying wildfire-prevention nonprofits, while the remaining money would be distributed among local fire agencies.
    — Haley Parsley October 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of prevention
Verb
  • There are scores of websites, social-media groups, and YouTube channels dedicated to analyzing and documenting crashes, ostensibly with the goal of preventing future mishaps in flight.
    — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Austrian authorities have cited the headdress’s fragility as the cause preventing its return, as per a joint study by Austrian and Mexican conservators.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of preventing
Verb
  • While people in Israel are praising the passengers and the captain as heroes for averting disaster, a broader debate is emerging over government failures that allowed something like this to happen, Lonsdorf says.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot hailed for averting a catastrophe on a FlyDubai flight, described Spice Jet incorrectly.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
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“Precluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precluding. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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