diff --git a/news/4256.removal.rst b/news/4256.removal.rst
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-``freeze`` no longer excludes the ``setuptools``, ``distribute`` and ``wheel``
-packages from the output by default when running on Python 3.12 or later.
-Use ``--exclude`` if you wish to exclude any of these packages.
+``freeze`` no longer excludes the ``setuptools``, ``distribute``, and ``wheel``
+from the output when running on Python 3.12 or later, where they are not
+included in a virtual environment by default. Use ``--exclude`` if you wish to
+exclude any of these packages.