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mutually exclusive
adjective
uk /ˌmjuː.tju.ə.li ɪkˈskluː.sɪv/ us /ˌmjuː.tʃu.ə.li ɪkˈskluː.sɪv/
If two things are mutually exclusive, they cannot exist or happen together at the same time:
Protecting the environment and growing the business are not mutually exclusive goals.
Being rich and being a Socialist are not mutually exclusive.
Teaching and doing research are not mutually exclusive activities.
Those theories are both plausible and are not mutually exclusive.
Some people think that uncontrolled economic growth and environmental stability are mutually exclusive.
These categories are mutually exclusive and each participant was placed in one category.
The two things are not mutually exclusive, but they are not the same either.
In the past, motherhood and career development were mutually exclusive activities.
This seems to be a choice between two mutually exclusive alternatives.
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