as in to exclude
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 debar
In May 2024, the city debarred Makai Solutions from doing business with all departments for three years after the company failed to appear at a hearing.
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
If Chiu succeeds in debarring Collective Impact, the nonprofit would have to end its summer and after-school programs and close the doors of its three-decade-old Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, its attorneys Lauren Kramer Sujeeth and Si Eun Amber Lee wrote.
—Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2025
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
Courts have rejected that theory in cases defunding and debarring ACORN and a Russian cybersecurity firm from federal work.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 July 2025
But Bair Ranch was never debarred from the program.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
If Chiu succeeds in debarring Collective Impact, the nonprofit would have to end its summer and after-school programs and close the doors of its three-decade-old Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, its attorneys Lauren Kramer Sujeeth and Si Eun Amber Lee wrote.
—Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2025
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
Courts have rejected that theory in cases defunding and debarring ACORN and a Russian cybersecurity firm from federal work.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 July 2025
But Bair Ranch was never debarred from the program.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debar
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Under certain circumstances, these excluded victims and others who missed earlier filing deadlines can still sue the Sacklers directly.—
Craig R. McCoy,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese version of Apple Maps doesn’t recognize the sovereignty of Taiwan, and the Chinese version of iOS excludes Taiwan’s flag from the emoji keyboard.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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That legislation, pending action from the governor, bans new data centers through November 2027 and creates a new state council to provide strategic input, facilitate planning considerations and evaluate policy tools to address data centers, Maine Morning Star reported.—
Kevin Hardy,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
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New York City has already banned gas stoves and furnaces in new buildings, and Albany is moving to copy California’s approach by requiring zero-emission vehicles for future car, pickup, and SUV sales.—
Nicole Malliotakis,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Enzyme Inhibitor Peptides Enzyme inhibitor peptides help to prevent the breakdown of collagen, preserving the skin’s structure and slowing visible signs of aging.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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The chemical was developed in the early 1900s and came into wider use during World War II to prevent the spread of malaria and typhus.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s 2027 budget, released a few days before CISA issued its current advisory, proposes to cut more than seven hundred million dollars from the agency; among other things, the budget eliminates its election-security program.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Today, computer simulation and reams of telemetry data speed up designs and eliminate most of the guesswork.—
Thomas Black,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In February, one California state senator introduced a bill that would specifically prohibit secret recordings with wearable devices like smart glasses in businesses and ensure the recording lights are always visible.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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Coordinating between those groups and candidate campaigns is generally prohibited by federal law.—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Debar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debar. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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