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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
Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
There’s broad agreement the native owls are at risk, but the animal rights organizations behind the opposition letter this week say killing barred owls is not the answer.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
At the time of the fire, there were 57 female students in the dormitory, described by police as a flat concrete building measuring about 100 feet by 40 feet, with barred windows.
—Hande Atay Alam, CNN, 23 May 2023
Dogs and buzzards fought over a dead cat in the middle of the street, directly across from an officer who watched the ferocious struggle from a barred window, twirling the ends of his moustache.
—Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 July 2022
In California, for example, the legislature in 2018 barred felony murder charges against participants in a felony who did not personally kill anyone.
—jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2021
Similarly, Alexey Kortnev, the frontman of the band Neschastny Sluchai, who was tapped to be the festival's host, declined and expressed support for the barred candidates.
—Vladimir Kozlov, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2019
The couple and their daughter had lived with Martinez’s mother in a sea-green brick home with barred windows in a working-class neighborhood of San Martin on the outskirts of the capital, San Salvador.
—Christopher Sherman, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2019
And the manner in which some died — trapped between barred windows and roaring flames — echoes this.
—New York Times, 9 July 2018
Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
She was also ordered to attend a domestic violence abuse program and a monitoring program, and barred from possessing a firearm.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Center for Arizona Policy is a 501c3 group and is thus barred from partisan political spending.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Across China, tens of thousands of people tagged as troublemakers like the Yangs are trapped in a digital cage, barred from leaving their province and sometimes even their homes by the world’s largest digital surveillance apparatus.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Le Pen was set to run for the presidency once again in the 2027 election, but Le Pen was barred from standing by a French court in a case related to her party's finances.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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
None of these cities will be as powerless as DC, constitutionally barred from a vote in the House or Senate.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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
There’s broad agreement the native owls are at risk, but the animal rights organizations behind the opposition letter this week say killing barred owls is not the answer.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
At the time of the fire, there were 57 female students in the dormitory, described by police as a flat concrete building measuring about 100 feet by 40 feet, with barred windows.
—Hande Atay Alam, CNN, 23 May 2023
Dogs and buzzards fought over a dead cat in the middle of the street, directly across from an officer who watched the ferocious struggle from a barred window, twirling the ends of his moustache.
—Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 July 2022
In California, for example, the legislature in 2018 barred felony murder charges against participants in a felony who did not personally kill anyone.
—jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2021
Similarly, Alexey Kortnev, the frontman of the band Neschastny Sluchai, who was tapped to be the festival's host, declined and expressed support for the barred candidates.
—Vladimir Kozlov, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2019
The couple and their daughter had lived with Martinez’s mother in a sea-green brick home with barred windows in a working-class neighborhood of San Martin on the outskirts of the capital, San Salvador.
—Christopher Sherman, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2019
And the manner in which some died — trapped between barred windows and roaring flames — echoes this.
—New York Times, 9 July 2018
Verb
The change also does not appear to be related to Trump’s legal standing in New York, where he is barred from serving as an officer of a New York corporation, as Alt5 Sigma is incorporated in Nevada.
—Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
She was also ordered to attend a domestic violence abuse program and a monitoring program, and barred from possessing a firearm.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Center for Arizona Policy is a 501c3 group and is thus barred from partisan political spending.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Across China, tens of thousands of people tagged as troublemakers like the Yangs are trapped in a digital cage, barred from leaving their province and sometimes even their homes by the world’s largest digital surveillance apparatus.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Le Pen was set to run for the presidency once again in the 2027 election, but Le Pen was barred from standing by a French court in a case related to her party's finances.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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
None of these cities will be as powerless as DC, constitutionally barred from a vote in the House or Senate.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barred
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The 19-year-old was recently photographed biking around New York City, wearing red flats and a blue and white striped sweatshirt.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In her video, the poster juxtaposed old-school millennial imagery against minimalist snapshots of a woman in a striped top, jeans and cardigan, a plate of hamburgers and fries, and a man in a denim shirt with black skinny jeans.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Verb
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Lightning has streaked across Arizona skies over the past few weeks as the state's monsoon season kicks into full force.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Jukkasjärvi, Sweden Snow crunches beneath reindeer hooves as Jukkasjärvi wakes to a sky streaked with polar blue.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Though the topic didn’t come up during Friday afternoon’s press conference, the director recently made headlines because he and his writing partner Don McKellar were kicked out of the Writers Guild of America for violating union rules that forbade working during the union’s 2023 strike.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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Sean Duffy, the federal Department of Transportation secretary, has, in recent months, threatened to pull funding over New York City’s congestion pricing program — until a federal judge forbade him from doing so.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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So bars with more than 25 locations worldwide and previous CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice winners have been excluded.—
Chyna Blackmon,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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As part of this, the judge directed the parties to create a form requiring all copyright owners to opt in to the settlement; if any owner opts out, that work will be excluded.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Many key ministers’ homes and government installations were also being guarded by the military on Sunday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Much of his attention that evening is focused on Alma’s star doctoral student Maggie (Ayo Edebiri), who responds to his playful taunting about why her generation is so guarded by pinpointing it to the moment his generation started making sweeping generalizations about them.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Describing the damping precisely meant accidentally allowing forbidden precision in position or momentum.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
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Anthropic has introduced weekly rate limits for its Claude chatbot focused on curbing excessive—and forbidden—usage of Claude Code.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 July 2025
Verb
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But others reportedly continued to ignore the order, so when the deadline passed, the government banned 26 social-media platforms, including Meta’s Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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He was banned on three occasions for biting opponents during matches.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Barred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barred. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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