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
  • So bars with more than 25 locations worldwide and previous CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice winners have been excluded.
    Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As part of this, the judge directed the parties to create a form requiring all copyright owners to opt in to the settlement; if any owner opts out, that work will be excluded.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But others reportedly continued to ignore the order, so when the deadline passed, the government banned 26 social-media platforms, including Meta’s Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • He was banned on three occasions for biting opponents during matches.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The change also does not appear to be related to Trump’s legal standing in New York, where he is barred from serving as an officer of a New York corporation, as Alt5 Sigma is incorporated in Nevada.
    Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • She was also ordered to attend a domestic violence abuse program and a monitoring program, and barred from possessing a firearm.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The resulting bill that cleared the Legislature during the regular legislative session would have prohibited consumable hemp products containing a cannabinoid other than CBD or CBG, which do not produce a high.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Tennessee law has prohibited local sanctuary policies since 2019.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As environmental regulations limit the toxic output from smokestacks and tail pipes, particulate matter that could be absorbing or blocking incoming sunlight is being eliminated, leading to gradually warmer oceans.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • As of September, that exception has been eliminated.
    Keyaira Boone, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This type of rash or breakout can be prevented by avoiding perfumes, colognes, citrus oils and other common triggers before going outside in the sun.
    Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Humanitarian agencies have been prevented by the belligerents from providing aid, while conflicts elsewhere have sapped the West’s attention.
    Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Debarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarred. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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