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as in beam
a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide all of the prison's windows are partially covered with steel bars

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as in streak
a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background the cat had a bar of white down her throat

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as in mound
a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow) more than one boater has run aground on that treacherous bar of sand in the river

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as in tribunal
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice rather than try and convict the alleged murderer in the mass media, let justice be done at the bar

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as in standard
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared we need to raise the bar for what is acceptable behavior in this situation

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verb

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as in to streak
to make stripes on barred the fence with white strips

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as in to guard
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point the bikeway was barred by a huge fallen tree

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preposition

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Recent Examples of bar
Noun
This alleyway, right next to Kyoto’s main Kamo River, is packed with tiny, pristine bars and yakitori, an excellent place to sit outside and watch people—of all ages and nationalities and levels of tipsiness—flow by. Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025 Some investments tanked, and members of the firm would find themselves at New York City bars afterward, reeling. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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In addition to dropping the Spanish-language training, DHS announced in August that ICE would lower the minimum applicant age from 21 to 18 and remove the previous maximum age limit, which barred applicants over the age of 37 or 40. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025 Court battles on the executive order are still continuing on the merits, and a lower court judge sided Thursday with the Federal Education Association, granting an injunction that would bar any termination of union contracts at the Department of Education. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bar
Noun
  • The inside spread of the main beams was 53 inches, the greatest outside spread 56.
    Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The architects removed unsympathetic additions, restored the massive Baltic pine ceiling beams, and brought back the grandeur of the enormous fireplaces, some nearly 10 feet wide.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
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  • The infielder entered Wednesday with a career-high-tying eight-game hitting streak.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The Los Angeles Sparks broke the Fever's five-game win streak, and the Mercury handed them their worst loss of the season.
    Chloe Peterson, IndyStar, 8 Aug. 2025
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  • The Mets’ de facto ace, David Peterson, was on the mound.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The Tigers start a 4-game series at 7:40 tonight at the Minnesota Twins, with Tarik Skubal on the mound.
    Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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  • Purely by coincidence, The Apathy and Dirge is the name of my local pub.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The downtown Sacramento Irish pub thanked its crew, customers and musical guests in a farewell post on its Instagram posted July 20.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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  • The tribunal will zoom in on Russia’s wartime aggression, in contravention of the UN Charter, and on the very top leaders orchestrating the invasion.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Unfortunately, the tribunal interpreted it differently.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
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  • Highlighting the beauty and peril of open water swimming and the obstacles women continue to face in the pursuit of equality, Vindication Swim has been praised for its vivid portrait of Gleitze as a pioneering trailblazer for women’s open water swimming around the world.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The move by Maxwell, while expected, adds to the obstacles the DOJ must overcome to release grand jury transcripts from Epstein's and Maxwell's cases.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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  • Earlier this year, Google and the mobile standards setting GSMA confirmed a new RCS protocol would be the first to offer cross-platform end-to-end encryption.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • At the end of the day, the standards are rooted in white supremacy, and the world will applaud your bones.
    Akwaeke Emezi August 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The state is revoking the licenses held by the lab and permanently banning its owners from participating in the industry.
    Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Some of the players on the 2010 and ’11 USC teams who got banned over Reggie Bush’s extra benefits were in junior high when Bush played there.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bar. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.

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