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as in prohibited
that may not be permitted
smoking is barred inside the restaurant
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as in forbade
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 excluded
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 guarded
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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Recent Examples of barred
Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
The ash no longer remembers what caused the fire., dated 2026, includes greyish paintings, textiles showing people breaking free from chains, a room filled mostly with rubble, a jerky machine, and altar-like niches with barred windows.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
The motions of stellar streams contain clues to how our barred spiral galaxy evolved over billions of years, including through collisions with other galactic realms.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
One of the videos shows a group of men celebrating in a lighted hall, with barred cells on each side.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Known for her raunchy, no-holds barred comedy, Glaser’s career skyrocketed after her standout performance on Netflix’s roast of Tom Brady.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
In the constellation Cepheus lies the barred spiral galaxy NGC 6951.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Teens as young as 13 will be able to use a limited ChatGPT, while under-13 users remain barred.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
In 2023, a barred owl known as Owen was rescued near Boston’s Faneuil Hall after ingesting rat poison.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Mike Stunson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The order includes a $5 million penalty and an injunction that barred the company from making false statements to the agency.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 2 June 2026
In 2020, King joined nearly 200 athletes in supporting a friend-of-the-court brief against an Idaho law that barred trans-identifying male athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The bill also would have barred companies like Uber and Lyft from using that information to set differing wages for drivers.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
The progressive political commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker said Monday they had been barred from entering the United Kingdom to speak at events.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 1 June 2026
The judge in the Eastern District of Virginia had only ordered the department to temporarily freeze the fund, and barred it from making any payments while the judge considered legal arguments in a lawsuit brought against the fund.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Further, at the time of Raina's murder, Figueroa had been under a restraining order that barred him from having unsupervised visits with his infant daughter.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Under the act, authorities are also barred from asking those detained in local jails about their immigration status.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Adjective
The roommate, Maria Ortiz, 60, was struggling against a barred window, screaming for help, when firefighters in a tower ladder truck cut the bars and pulled her out.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
The ash no longer remembers what caused the fire., dated 2026, includes greyish paintings, textiles showing people breaking free from chains, a room filled mostly with rubble, a jerky machine, and altar-like niches with barred windows.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
The motions of stellar streams contain clues to how our barred spiral galaxy evolved over billions of years, including through collisions with other galactic realms.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
One of the videos shows a group of men celebrating in a lighted hall, with barred cells on each side.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Known for her raunchy, no-holds barred comedy, Glaser’s career skyrocketed after her standout performance on Netflix’s roast of Tom Brady.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
In the constellation Cepheus lies the barred spiral galaxy NGC 6951.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Teens as young as 13 will be able to use a limited ChatGPT, while under-13 users remain barred.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
In 2023, a barred owl known as Owen was rescued near Boston’s Faneuil Hall after ingesting rat poison.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
The museum will also tell the story of other influential people with ties to the memorial, including Marian Anderson, a Black opera singer who performed a concert in 1939 on the Lincoln Memorial steps after being barred from singing at Constitution Hall.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The order includes a $5 million penalty and an injunction that barred the company from making false statements to the agency.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 2 June 2026
In 2020, King joined nearly 200 athletes in supporting a friend-of-the-court brief against an Idaho law that barred trans-identifying male athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The bill also would have barred companies like Uber and Lyft from using that information to set differing wages for drivers.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
The progressive political commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker said Monday they had been barred from entering the United Kingdom to speak at events.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 1 June 2026
The judge in the Eastern District of Virginia had only ordered the department to temporarily freeze the fund, and barred it from making any payments while the judge considered legal arguments in a lawsuit brought against the fund.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Further, at the time of Raina's murder, Figueroa had been under a restraining order that barred him from having unsupervised visits with his infant daughter.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Under the act, authorities are also barred from asking those detained in local jails about their immigration status.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barred
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Ferragamo interior design-darling Michele Bonan has gone for an fresh yet elegant mod-nautical look for the rooms; blue and white striped carpeting, cream headboards, curtains, and bedspreads trimmed in snappy navy, jazzy blue, and white checked chair coverings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Its boldly colored striped bags are frequently spotted in the kitchens of MAHA influencers and the chips are often touted by Joe Rogan and Tucker Carlson.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The rock was streaked in a range of colors—red, green, purple, and blue—flecked with poppy-seed-like dots and decorated with what the Perseverance scientists compared to dull yellow leopard spots.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
1 June 2026
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On court, Osaka wore a blue-and-green Nike dress streaked with vertical ruffles.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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According to prosecutors, the teen's mother became concerned about Ruiz being around her daughter and forbade Garcia Perez from speaking with him.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The stream rushed by, as clear and inviting as the nearby lake that their father forbade them from swimming in.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The electoral board has excluded Tigray and parts of Amhara due to ongoing conflict.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Tigray has been excluded from federal representation for the last six years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
Verb
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If answers feel guarded, believe that.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Over several days in the country, the trip — Stefano Ricci’s ninth — spanned the Tarangire region guarded by the Maasai, and the Serengeti national park with its rich wildlife, including leopards and families of lions and lionesses and their cubs appearing in campaign imagery.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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In a discussion that Padilla started about a secret Groundlings show for gross-out comedy, Palmer summoned the ancient name of one of the forbidden Millennial texts.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Less than an hour’s drive from the holiday markets, on the way to Salla and its forbidden frontier, hundreds of Finnish soldiers are training to repel any future Russian invasion.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, one of those policies suffered a blow when a court ruled that the military illegally banned transgender troops.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Cameras, livestreams and video recordings are also banned from inside the courtroom, and demonstrators must stay outside of a specific perimeter surrounding the courthouse.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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“Barred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barred. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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