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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One-time use and valid towards food purchase only, alcohol excluded.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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But the family portraits, excluded from the exhibition because of their Jewish heritage, were separated and ultimately spared.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Even these can be banned under the severest restrictions, but often they're allowed in backcountry camping areas when wood fires are banned.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Nov. 2025
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Vermont had banned slavery for adults in 1777 and was home to a small but thriving free Black population.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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In those cases, the court has ordered a judge to be removed and barred from judicial office for a number of years.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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He was also barred from appearing on the Korean Broadcasting System.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Until now, Medicare had been prohibited by law from covering medications prescribed specifically for weight reduction, a policy rooted in the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act, as noted by health news service KFF.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Israeli fans of the team were prohibited from attending the match due to safety concerns, but disturbances still broke out regardless, with anti-Israel protesters in the vicinity.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The trade war also eliminated hundreds of jobs tied to cross-border wine commerce and contributed to a boom in Canadian wine sales, reshaping consumer habits and retail offerings in the country.—
Dave Gordon,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Change is coming The Kansas school is among more than 1,900 public K-12 schools that have eliminated names and images determined to be disparaging to Indigenous peoples of the United States.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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LogoPowered byScale logo At least 114 people have died and 127 remain missing in central Philippines after a typhoon caused destruction and widespread flooding, which local officials suggest could have been prevented if not for persistent graft in flood-control projects.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The government shutdown, which started on October 1, has prevented many federal employees from getting paid.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Debarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarred. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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