left (out)

past tense of leave (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for left (out)
Verb
  • So bars with more than 25 locations worldwide and previous CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice winners have been excluded.
    Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As part of this, the judge directed the parties to create a form requiring all copyright owners to opt in to the settlement; if any owner opts out, that work will be excluded.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Could you have inadvertently been omitted from a list of employee birthdays?
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The snide discussion of the couple’s relationship, with its suggestion of gold digging on the part of Grey (or at least her mother), omitted some significant details.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At least two people inside Club Q confronted the gunman and prevented further violence, said Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Proactivity also reduces ticket volume; studies indicate that 25% to 40% of contact‑center calls are avoidable, often because of missing documentation, and that 57% of inbound calls could be prevented if answers were easier to find.
    Mukul Garg, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This dynamic may be leading more people to try purported psilocybin products that are untested and prohibited but nonetheless sold at some retail stores, says legal researcher Mason Marks, a law professor at Florida State University who focused on psychedelics.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Photography and video recording are prohibited; also, no pets, weapons, smoking, laser pointers, flashlights, food or beverages.
    Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Left (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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