DE BARRED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

debarred

verb

past tense of debar

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. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025

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Trustee Robert Jones renewed his worries that the creation of a subdivision of only the Sacramento and Yolo County portions of the district in April excluded conservative voters in El Dorado County who would likely to vote against the bond measure.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, HOA clubhouses, golf courses, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a public restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026

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The city won a preliminary injunction in Los Angeles Superior Court that barred GLAZA from keeping the money when its contract with the zoo ended last year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
The case was dismissed in July 2016 for abuse of the bankruptcy system, and Yaffe was barred from refiling for 180 days.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

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That year, according to Sacramento Bee archives, the marina operated as usual in April, May and June before the declining water levels ultimately prohibited boating.

— Corey Schmidt July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Winnetka, Plainfield and Bloomington are among the towns that have voted to ban the sale of kratom products while Rockford has prohibited the sale of synthetic kratom products.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Definition of prohibited

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Only a strong relay throw home by second baseman Miguel Rojas and a successful challenge prevented Hunter Goodman from scoring a go-ahead run.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
But Russian athletes in some sports, most notably track and field, will still likely be prevented from competing because of international sports federations’ policies regarding the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes.

— Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 7 July 2026

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