as in inconsistent
not being in agreement or harmony
the two plans are mutually exclusive; implementing one will automatically rule out the other
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Recent Examples of mutually exclusive
Plus, the creation of new areas for the butterflies is not mutually exclusive with trying to conserve their current habitat in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.
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Andrea J. Arratibel, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
And, complicating matters further, those options aren’t mutually exclusive.
—David Goldman, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
However, the term ‘exclusivity’ implies that the two are mutually exclusive given Palace are contained within Eagle — so there would be some impact on those shares either way.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Victim and bully turn out not to be mutually exclusive roles.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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Andrea J. Arratibel, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
And, complicating matters further, those options aren’t mutually exclusive.
—David Goldman, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
However, the term ‘exclusivity’ implies that the two are mutually exclusive given Palace are contained within Eagle — so there would be some impact on those shares either way.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Victim and bully turn out not to be mutually exclusive roles.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Mutually exclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutually%20exclusive. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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