as in excluded
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the judge debarred all of the reporters from the courtroom
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Recent Examples of debarred
The city announced in a news release that CJR Construction Group of Raytown has been debarred for two years, meaning the company cannot receive city contracts during that time.
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debarred
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According to the email, the candidates who lost out on support will be excluded from the party’s voter guide, social media posts and website.—
Matthew Kelly
Updated June 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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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
Verb
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Peregrine falcons were heavily impacted by the use of the pesticide DDT, which was banned across the United States in 1972.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Taiwan is weighing export controls that would restrict AI chip sales to all customers in China, Bloomberg reported Tuesday—a move that would bring the island into closer alignment with US rules that have banned such sales since 2022.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Anthony was allowed to receive his high school diploma but was barred from graduation festivities.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Tinkler Mendez rejected defense attorneys’ attempts to have those two statements barred from jurors’ ears.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Because of prior convictions, which include federal gun charges, Burton is prohibited from owning a firearm.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Less than two months later, the two nations and Great Britain signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited weapons testing in the atmosphere and in the water.—
Abigail R. Hall,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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Yearly case counts have generally been low since 2000, when the US declared measles eliminated thanks to a decades-long vaccination campaign.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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If no candidate wins an outright majority, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and their ballots are redistributed to those voters’ next-preferred choices.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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In correspondence discouraging districts’ diversity programs, the administration has repeatedly cited a broad interpretation of the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, which prevented colleges and universities from directly considering race in admissions.—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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World Liberty is embroiled in litigation with Justin Sun, a crypto investor who was a major early purchaser of WLFI tokens, over his allegations that World Liberty has quietly prevented him from selling his tokens.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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“Debarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarred. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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