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as in pub
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
a bar that serves meals as well as drinks
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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 obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
the complication of the molecule is the biggest bar to reproducing it
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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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as in to ban
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
corporal punishment has long been barred in most public schools
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as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
beach-goers are barred from walking in roped-off sections of the beach to protect nesting birds
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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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as in except
not including
everyone in the company is invited, bar none
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Recent Examples of bar
Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Top decoratively with lemon slices, and cut into 16 bars.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 June 2025
Authorities noted that, prior to July 2023, undocumented immigrants were barred from getting a driver’s license in Massachusetts.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
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Noun
The other bars employers from threatening or firing employees for their political activity.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Top decoratively with lemon slices, and cut into 16 bars.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
Verb
The president is legally barred from appointing himself head of the Fed, an independent federal agency.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 June 2025
Authorities noted that, prior to July 2023, undocumented immigrants were barred from getting a driver’s license in Massachusetts.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bar
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With an overall length of 364-feet, beam of over 52-feet, and displacement of 4,550 gross tons, Y726 is one of the largest yachts by volume Oceanco has ever built.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Excavations uncovered a section of wooden pipe built from three tree trunks and measuring over 3 feet across as well as some other beams and wicker used to construct the well.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2025
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After erupting for seven homers, 11 runs and 15 hits in Saturday’s win in Philadelphia — which snapped a season-worst seven-game losing streak — the Mets have totaled three runs and 10 hits in back-to-back losses.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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Still, a four-match losing streak punctuated by a Switzerland 4-0 blowout in the final Gold Cup tune-up is a not-very-distant memory.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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The work began in earnest when McFarlane returned to the mound with Low-A Clearwater and continues now during an up-and-down High-A season, his ERA sitting at 5.72 and his record 0-6 through 11 starts.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Shohei Ohtani will return to the mound on Monday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Diego Padres in what is set to be his first pitching appearance since Aug. 23, 2023.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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Woodstock is a classic Cotswolds village with cobbled streets, antique shops, lots of pubs and access to sprawling parkland at Blenheim.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The half-block bounded by 7th and 8th Streets, and K and Merchant Streets, including an Irish pub and Butcher & Barrel.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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In 2016, an international arbitral tribunal in The Hague dismissed China's sweeping claims in the South China Sea.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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Hasina and her Awami League party had earlier criticized the tribunal and its prosecution team for their connection with political parties, especially with the Jamaat-e-Islami party.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2025
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Listen to this article The path back to the pinnacle was littered with obstacles.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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But Sunshine’s cast is filled with superb actors, including Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Benedict Wong, and Michelle Yeoh — not to mention a pre-fame Chris Evans — as their spacecraft faces deadly obstacles on the way to completing this desperate mission.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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Some of those tracks remain standards from that era and rank not just among the most successful, but also the most critically acclaimed of all time.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The organization noted that when its service dog candidates can’t fulfill their training standards, volunteer training families, like the Hortmans, are given the option of adoption.—
Kristi Belcamino,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
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Trump has taken action against the LGBTQ+ community in many ways, like signing an executive order stating that the U.S. only recognizes two genders, a transgender servicemember military ban, and banning transgender athletes from collegiate sports.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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The state banned bear hunting in 1994, brought it back for one season in 2015 and has not had a hunt since.—
Zoey Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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“Bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bar. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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