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as in pubs
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 tribunals
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 obstacles
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 standards
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 prohibits
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 bans
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 guards
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 bars
Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Food and drink With 10 bars and restaurants, including the lobby cafe and one in the attached Beymen Mall, guests are spoiled for choice.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
While some bars and coffee shops are seeing record days, others say locals are avoiding the area entirely.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
The party crew has had many viral moments in their short tenure in Massachusetts for the World Cup, including buying some Boston bars out of Scottish beer.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Upcoming Pride events in the Charlotte area The annual Charlotte Pride Bar Crawl invites participants to celebrate Pride Month by visiting multiple bars across the city for an evening of music, drinks and community celebration.
—Amari Riley
june 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
Zuppardi’s has operated a thriving wholesale program, supplying personal-sized frozen pizzas to supermarkets, bars and breweries in Connecticut as well as to pizza connoisseurs across the country, the city noted in a statement.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Retail prices for coins and bars typically include premiums above the spot price.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 16 June 2026
For the past week, as the New York Knicks have won their first two games in their first NBA finals appearance since 1999, New Yorkers have flocked to bars, parks, and streets to turn the city into a watch party extending just about anywhere where there is a TV screen in sight.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Judge bars certain evidence Weeks before the trial was set to begin in Los Angeles, US District Court Judge Anne Hwang excluded specific evidence that was front and center when prosecutors announced charges against Rinderknecht.
—Jack Hannah, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
In a bid to boost these efforts, Nigeria’s pensions regulator in May waived a rule that bars funds from investing in companies that fail to demonstrate profitability for three years.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
The order explicitly bars the government from creating a mandatory licensing or preclearance requirement for new AI models, making the government’s move a request, not a rule.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 2 June 2026
The Consumer Legal Remedies Act (Civil Code § 1770) independently bars misrepresentation of the standard, quality, or characteristics of goods and services, and authorizes both injunctive relief and actual damages.
—Corey Martin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Her family has engaged a Sydney lawyer to challenge the order, which bars the mother from Australia until February 2028.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
But the administration counters that the law creating the Temporary Status Protection Program bars any judicial review of which migrants may live and work in the United States.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The company is also currently appealing a court order that bars it from hacking WhatsApp messages that stems from a lawsuit WhatsApp and its parent company, Meta, brought against NSO Group.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 19 May 2026
Noun
People flocked to their TVs, bars and watch parties in droves to catch the Knicks topple Goliath.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Food and drink With 10 bars and restaurants, including the lobby cafe and one in the attached Beymen Mall, guests are spoiled for choice.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
While some bars and coffee shops are seeing record days, others say locals are avoiding the area entirely.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
The party crew has had many viral moments in their short tenure in Massachusetts for the World Cup, including buying some Boston bars out of Scottish beer.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Upcoming Pride events in the Charlotte area The annual Charlotte Pride Bar Crawl invites participants to celebrate Pride Month by visiting multiple bars across the city for an evening of music, drinks and community celebration.
—Amari Riley
june 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
Zuppardi’s has operated a thriving wholesale program, supplying personal-sized frozen pizzas to supermarkets, bars and breweries in Connecticut as well as to pizza connoisseurs across the country, the city noted in a statement.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Retail prices for coins and bars typically include premiums above the spot price.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 16 June 2026
For the past week, as the New York Knicks have won their first two games in their first NBA finals appearance since 1999, New Yorkers have flocked to bars, parks, and streets to turn the city into a watch party extending just about anywhere where there is a TV screen in sight.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
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The same code also bars using the American flag in advertising.
—Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Judge bars certain evidence Weeks before the trial was set to begin in Los Angeles, US District Court Judge Anne Hwang excluded specific evidence that was front and center when prosecutors announced charges against Rinderknecht.
—Jack Hannah, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
In a bid to boost these efforts, Nigeria’s pensions regulator in May waived a rule that bars funds from investing in companies that fail to demonstrate profitability for three years.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
The order explicitly bars the government from creating a mandatory licensing or preclearance requirement for new AI models, making the government’s move a request, not a rule.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 2 June 2026
The Consumer Legal Remedies Act (Civil Code § 1770) independently bars misrepresentation of the standard, quality, or characteristics of goods and services, and authorizes both injunctive relief and actual damages.
—Corey Martin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Her family has engaged a Sydney lawyer to challenge the order, which bars the mother from Australia until February 2028.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
But the administration counters that the law creating the Temporary Status Protection Program bars any judicial review of which migrants may live and work in the United States.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The company is also currently appealing a court order that bars it from hacking WhatsApp messages that stems from a lawsuit WhatsApp and its parent company, Meta, brought against NSO Group.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bars
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Surprisingly, the electron beams powering these flares appear about ten times weaker than those seen in similar stars.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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When scientists fire beams of electrons at atomic nuclei, the resulting scattering patterns usually behave exactly as theory predicts.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Dec. 2025
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But this team, which had two 10-game winning streaks in the early part of the season, started the stretch 2-4 at home against the Athletics and Giants to bring their record down to 34-32.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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The Cubs are now 0-8-1 in their last nine series, a downward spiral that has turned their two 10-game winning streaks earlier this season into distant memories.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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The Apalachee people, who built large ceremonial mounds that still exist, flourished here from about 1000 AD to the early 16th century, until invasion by the Spanish.—
Jeff VanderMeer,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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Interpretive exhibits, wind in the oak forests and eagles drifting below reveal the site’s enduring significance, while rangers and tribal partners share how these mounds remain living heritage, not relics.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Bars and pubs across New York City have also made plans to celebrate the largest sporting event in the world, all of them gearing up for a massive influx of soccer fans in the coming weeks.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Sophisticated cocktail bars, Champagne bars bubbling high above the city, award-worthy Irish pubs, and a prodigious number of historic bars mean there are myriad ways to secure a good drink.—
Tanya Edwards,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
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The Nuremberg trials also helped to establish precedents used in later international criminal tribunals, including those in the wake of the Bosnian war and Rwandan genocide, and influenced the formation of the International Criminal Court, which began operating in 2002 in The Hague.—
B.B. Blaber,
The Conversation,
8 Dec. 2025
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That panel included two former judges who had overseen international criminal tribunals, a former legal adviser to the British Foreign Office, and Amal Clooney, a British Lebanese human-rights lawyer and the wife of George Clooney.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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For more than 48 hours, captain Lillian Zulu had been trying to keep her squad's spirits high despite mounting obstacles.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
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Iran will immediately make arrangements to restart the transit of commercial ships from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa, and to return to pre-war numbers within 30 days, taking into account the necessity of removing technical obstacles and mines.—
Salma El Wardany,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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The service Generations of LMR ownership have upheld high standards for property staff to deliver top-notch western hospitality.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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The group said Skydive Kansas City adheres to the safety standards set by the largest skydiving organization in the world, including all maintenance requirements established by the FAA.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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But the real secret lies in the tomato sauce that stripes the center and top of the loaf, which is spiked with red wine.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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“Bars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bars. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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