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precludes

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present tense third-person singular of preclude

as in prevents

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 precludes But Smith also had encouragement for Hurts, whom Lynn and the Eagles said should be expected to make a full recovery with treatment from blood thinners that precludes contact activities for the next few months. — Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026 Weber balked, arguing that federal law precludes systematic roll purges within 90 days of an election to protect eligible voters. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The justices have been asked to determine whether states and localities have the ability to sue fossil fuel companies for damages caused by the effects of climate change, or whether federal law precludes such lawsuits. — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026 This is excessive and precludes many New Yorkers from attending. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026 The state attorney general's office asked the high court to let the execution proceed, arguing nothing precludes the switch to lethal injection. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Green still has an agent (Topher Grace), but her reputation precedes her and thus precludes offers. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026 For instance, in large American cities such as Chicago, significant segments of the Hispanic minority speak only Spanish, which precludes their being recruited by the police. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 The authority of objects derives from their imperviousness—but too total an imperviousness precludes writing and action altogether. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

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Barnes is cold-based, and thus frozen directly onto the bedrock beneath it, which prevents it from sliding.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
This method prevents nitrogen from diluting the exhaust gas, which hinders combustion and keeps the CO₂ concentration relatively low.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

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But multiple studies have shown the flu vaccine reduces the disease’s severity and averts hospitalizations and deaths.

— Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026
At every save point, the game forces James to stare at his reflection, and after the story’s plot twist, James averts his eyes, unable to face his own guilt.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

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