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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
Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
The current location held its final day Thursday, with the new midtown bar slated to open in October.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick confirmed reports that New England Patriots staff members were barred from the football program.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Noun
It’s all centered around a Great Room, a multi-use space that houses both daily breakfast and a bar—the ideal spot to unwind by the fire after a day outdoors.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
The current location held its final day Thursday, with the new midtown bar slated to open in October.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
He is also barred from re-entering Chilean territory for three years, Chilean officials said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick confirmed reports that New England Patriots staff members were barred from the football program.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bar
Noun
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The design leans rustic (give or take a couple of Togo chairs), with moss green paneling, tartan upholstery, and wood beams running throughout.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Its 15 rooms are each decorated with subtle nods to the inn’s colonial past—from small fireplaces to original wood beams—while still having all the modern comforts travelers have come to expect.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Follow the steps below to safely clean your laptop screen and restore its streak-free shine.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Royals turned to him to stymie offenses and snap a losing streak.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These enormous mounds of debris left over from the feasts contained thousands of bones.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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That left right-hander Connor Brogdon – fresh off the plane from Salt Lake – on the mound when the Mariners scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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After winning the season, Brown later opened her own pub, The Green Man, alongside her brother.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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McGregor also pleaded guilty to assault for punching an elderly man in a pub in Dublin in 2019, and was banned from driving in Ireland for two years over six driving offences in 2022.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The first international tribunal ever organized, the first time film footage was used as evidence to show the world what this regime perpetrated.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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And now comes Nuremberg, being released in the same month that tribunal happened on November 21, 1945.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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The difficulty in getting rid of players other than those whose contracts expired this summer (Luka Modric, Lucas Vazquez and Jesus Vallejo) was a significant obstacle.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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To overcome this obstacle, the MIT team employed lithium-6 atoms, a rare isotope whose resonance frequency shifts depending on temperature.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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The company could work with the government to determine if a waiver could be granted without violating standards such as patient privacy, safety and consumer protection.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft’s donation of DocumentDB to the Linux Foundation marks a strategic shift in the NoSQL database landscape, creating the first vendor-neutral document database standard that could reshape how enterprises approach data architecture decisions.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive order banning phones in her state, too.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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The deadline for the popular app to find a non-Chinese buyer or be banned in the United States is September 17, after Trump extended it for the third time.—
AFP,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bar. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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