as in to prevent
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 preclude
The nation also operates on a different system that precludes simply copying and pasting Germany’s rules.
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Akielly Hu, Wired News, 3 May 2025
The plaintiffs raise a familiar legal argument: The NCAA and its member institutions violated antitrust law by agreeing to rules that precluded their chance to earn NIL deals and allowed the NCAA to use their NIL.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Reviewing cases when a single union negotiates with multiple employers simultaneously, to preclude price-fixing arrangements (this would raise difficult antitrust issues and might be viewed as in tension with the national policy favoring collective bargaining).
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Meaning, what fate befell each that precluded them from not even meriting mention in Rogue One?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025
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Akielly Hu, Wired News, 3 May 2025
The plaintiffs raise a familiar legal argument: The NCAA and its member institutions violated antitrust law by agreeing to rules that precluded their chance to earn NIL deals and allowed the NCAA to use their NIL.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Reviewing cases when a single union negotiates with multiple employers simultaneously, to preclude price-fixing arrangements (this would raise difficult antitrust issues and might be viewed as in tension with the national policy favoring collective bargaining).
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Meaning, what fate befell each that precluded them from not even meriting mention in Rogue One?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preclude
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This means implementing strong guardrails that prevent models from generating harmful content, engaging in deceptive practices, or making decisions that violate human rights.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Among them are those the provide access to transportation, prevent social isolation, deliver meals and offer assistance with Medicare and Medicaid.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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The enclave needs at least 500 to 600 trucks daily to avert a deepening humanitarian catastrophe, as civilians face a severe shortage of supplies like food and medicine, said UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Matthew Barrett, president and CEO of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities, the state’s largest nursing home coalition, praised Lamont and union leadership for averting a work stoppage.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
23 May 2025
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“Preclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preclude. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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