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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
Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Mini bars are disguised in Chinoiserie cabinets; bed heads are hand-embroidered; and the toto loo seats in the white-marble bathrooms exude a gentle heat.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Plans call for a nine-screen movie theater spanning 40,000 square feet, restaurants and bars, retail shops, and a 773-space parking garage, which has already been completed.
—Brian Maass, CBS News, 2 June 2026
Packed with apples, chocolate-nougat candy bars, and a pudding mixture to bind it all together, this salad is actually a clever dessert in disguise.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
David, founded by RXBAR co-founder Peter Rahal in September 2024, raised a $75 million Series A led by Greenoaks in May 2025, bringing its total funding to $85 million — for its bars delivering 28 grams of protein in just 150 calories and zero grams of sugar.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
His law bars blocking highways within one mile of a service or approaching someone to hand them a flier within 100 feet of a place of worship.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Retail prices for coins and bars typically include premiums above the spot price.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Another factor is the declining availability of publicly available third places such as parks, coffee shops, bars, or community centers—anywhere people can gather that isn’t their home or their workplace.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 26 May 2026
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
Budget reconciliation bills must comply with strict rules, including the Byrd Rule, which bars provisions deemed extraneous to federal spending or outside the jurisdiction of the committees that drafted them.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Filed by the Constitutional Accountability Center and Miami law firm Gelber Schachter & Greenberg, the suit argues that the transfer violates the Constitution’s Domestic Emoluments Clause, which bars states from providing financial benefits or gifts to a sitting president beyond an official salary.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
The government claimed that the program was unlawful under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which bars credit discrimination based in part on race or ethnicity.
—Kristen Parisi, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The doctrine generally bars a party from raising a new argument on appeal that wasn’t raised earlier in the proceedings.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
Noun
Nick Pasqual was sentenced Tuesday to more than three decades behind bars for the 2024 stabbing of his ex-girlfriend, Allie Shehorn.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Mini bars are disguised in Chinoiserie cabinets; bed heads are hand-embroidered; and the toto loo seats in the white-marble bathrooms exude a gentle heat.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Plans call for a nine-screen movie theater spanning 40,000 square feet, restaurants and bars, retail shops, and a 773-space parking garage, which has already been completed.
—Brian Maass, CBS News, 2 June 2026
Packed with apples, chocolate-nougat candy bars, and a pudding mixture to bind it all together, this salad is actually a clever dessert in disguise.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
David, founded by RXBAR co-founder Peter Rahal in September 2024, raised a $75 million Series A led by Greenoaks in May 2025, bringing its total funding to $85 million — for its bars delivering 28 grams of protein in just 150 calories and zero grams of sugar.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
His law bars blocking highways within one mile of a service or approaching someone to hand them a flier within 100 feet of a place of worship.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Retail prices for coins and bars typically include premiums above the spot price.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Another factor is the declining availability of publicly available third places such as parks, coffee shops, bars, or community centers—anywhere people can gather that isn’t their home or their workplace.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Verb
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
Budget reconciliation bills must comply with strict rules, including the Byrd Rule, which bars provisions deemed extraneous to federal spending or outside the jurisdiction of the committees that drafted them.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Filed by the Constitutional Accountability Center and Miami law firm Gelber Schachter & Greenberg, the suit argues that the transfer violates the Constitution’s Domestic Emoluments Clause, which bars states from providing financial benefits or gifts to a sitting president beyond an official salary.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
The government claimed that the program was unlawful under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which bars credit discrimination based in part on race or ethnicity.
—Kristen Parisi, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The doctrine generally bars a party from raising a new argument on appeal that wasn’t raised earlier in the proceedings.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bars
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According to the team, each isotope produces a distinct resonance pattern when exposed to neutron beams across different energy levels.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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Niall Horan beams on stage while performing at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland, England, on May 23.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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The Cubs have already had two 10-game winning streaks this season.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite soared to new records yesterday, both notching their longest win streaks in more than a month.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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Archaeologists are just beginning to understand how complex these mounds were.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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This pie's tart lemon custard is surrounded by flaky, buttery pie crust, and topped with mounds of fluffy, golden-brown meringue.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
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Jackson started playing at pubs as a pianist at 16 years old, and at 18 years old, he was awarded a scholarship to study composition, piano, and percussion at London’s Royal Academy of Music, according to event organizers.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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The beer aisles in the surrounding supermarkets were barren, pubs were packed and the streets flooded.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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Located just 2 miles away from the former insurance building that housed the residual mechanism, the ICC was set up as a permanent, global court to prosecute humanity’s worst crimes and forestall the need to create ad hoc tribunals for every conflict.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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But through a series of deft legal maneuvers—joined to the ever more ambitious self-concepts of some international legal tribunals—Mauritius was able to win a second legal victory at another international tribunal, for the law of the sea.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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That disconnect is beginning to create what could become the new trust economy—one in which governance, authentication, transparency and accountability become strategic advantages for the companies in this space, rather than just operational or compliance obstacles.—
Jacques Ledbetter,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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His fragile starman is a strange, complex being navigating his way through Earth’s obstacles, including love, lust, addiction, greed, and ambition in his plight to save his planet and survive the chaos caused by his arrival.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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The service Service staff here operate to the highest standards.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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In recent months, the scrutiny has expanded, with a new layer of fact-checking and standards installed by corporate.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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The law, which took effect immediately and came days before next Tuesday's primary, prohibits any person — including federal agents — from accessing voter rolls or election technology without a court order.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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At issue in the case was the Boston Trust Act, which prohibits Boston Police and other city departments from cooperating with ICE on civil immigration detainers.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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“Bars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bars. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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