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
Verb
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Programs such as Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return or Community Cats are either embraced and included on that county level or they are excluded and ignored.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Taxes and agents’ fees, as well as transfer fees, were also excluded.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Many fans have worn the pre-revolutionary flag of the sun and lion that FIFA had banned inside stadiums.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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So does Hochul think horse carriages should be banned?—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Anthony was allowed to receive his high school diploma but was barred from graduation festivities.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Tinkler Mendez rejected defense attorneys’ attempts to have those two statements barred from jurors’ ears.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Additionally, tailgating and fireworks in the parking garages are prohibited.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Thus far, he has been prohibited because of his contract.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The Buccaneers are now 7-7 after losing to the Falcons (5-9), who had been eliminated from the playoffs.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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The dueling Senate votes are the latest political messaging exercise in a Congress that has operated almost entirely on partisan terms, as Republicans pushed through a massive tax and spending cuts bill this summer using budget maneuvers that eliminated the need for Democratic votes.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Teva said his family later reached a settlement deal with Von D, which allegedly included a nondisclosure agreement that prevented his mother from speaking out on the incident.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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And while Popeye could never directly engage with his Sea Hag because his code of honor prevented him from striking a woman, no matter how villainous, Tom seems to have no such code.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Debarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarred. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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