debar

verb

di-ˈbär How to pronounce debar (audio)
Definition of debarnext
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. — 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 In 2018, the feds debarred Larralde, Georgiou and two other family members for three years from the H-2A program. — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debar
  1. exclude
  2. ban
  3. prevent
  4. eliminate
  5. prohibit
Verb
  • Alternatively, the court could order that materials from the search be excluded from any case against him, and in the extreme, could award Mountbatten-Windsor compensation and a police apology.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Foreigners employed in the country, excluding domestic workers, fell by 16,000 in the three months to June, driven by a drop in construction jobs, according to the government’s quarterly report.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of exclude
Verb
  • There are concerted efforts to ban such devices, but they are still used with depressing frequency.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In April 2022, Congress passed the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act, banning imports of Russian energy products.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of ban
Verb
  • Anthropic contacted the task force to disclose the latest incident and has a history of reporting security episodes publicly and tweaking models to prevent more harm.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • There are scores of websites, social-media groups, and YouTube channels dedicated to analyzing and documenting crashes, ostensibly with the goal of preventing future mishaps in flight.
    — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of prevent
Verb
  • The conversation also addressed AI, with Velazquez comparing current anxieties to earlier fears that computer animation and motion capture would eliminate traditional animation jobs.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But in 2025, Congress eliminated that tax — and in early August, a federal judge in Texas ruled that without it, those other measures for extra vetting were unconstitutional, the Idaho Statesman reported at the time.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of eliminate
Verb
  • Going forward, the audit asks the Legislature to amend state law to provide clear instruction that prohibits state workers from regularly teleworking outside of California.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Dyed diesel is not available at most ordinary gas stations or truck stops, and it is normally prohibited for highway use.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of prohibit

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“Debar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debar. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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