debarred

past tense of debar

Example Sentences

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debarred
Verb
  • For some runners, having an audience feels worse than being excluded.
    Jenessa Connor, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Historically, excluded care has been limited to services that insurance doesn’t typically cover, like cosmetic surgery or experimental treatment.
    Michelle Andrews, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Since the Taliban banned girls from attending school beyond grade six, many have relied on online classes provided by educators abroad or by charitable organizations.
    Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Only Delaware, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas have banned wage garnishment for medical debt.
    Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Furloughed workers are barred from doing their jobs and normally do not receive back pay until funding is restored.
    Nik Popli, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Marcos administration has also replaced leadership at the presidential task force on media security and barred police from red-tagging journalists — though whether that ban will be enforced remains unclear.
    Ashish Valentine, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For one, all THC-like intoxicating compounds and synthetic or lab-made cannabinoids would be prohibited.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Trucks will be prohibited along stretches of major roads that pass through residential areas, including Livernois, Dragoon, Clark, Scotten and West Grand Boulevard, as well as on all residential streets in that area.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Red Sox were eliminated from the postseason in Game 3 of their wild card series against the Yankees, a game where Boston mustered just five hits all night and got a runner as far as second base exactly once.
    Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • With the Yankees having eliminated Boston on a star-making performance from hurler Cam Schlittler—the 24-year-old fanned 12 batters and issued zero free passes to first over an eight-inning stretch—MLB enters the Divisional round with a murderer’s row of top media markets in play.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But that doesn't mean they can't be prevented.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Democrats have replied that this is prevented by federal law, though some states permit it, including through Medicaid.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Debarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarred. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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