debarring

verb

present participle of debar
as in excluding
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 debarring 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debarring
  1. excluding
  2. banning
  3. barring
  4. prohibiting
  5. eliminating
  6. preventing
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  • If they were imported at the CM1e’s Chinese market price of $39,000, tariffs would drive the cost up to nearly $89,000, excluding the cost of Waymo’s autonomous driving hardware that likely exceeds $10,000.
    — Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The labor force participation rate, which influences the unemployment, is something to watch after reaching a 50-year low in June (excluding the Covid pandemic era).
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of excluding
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  • But with France about to enter its peak August tourist season, Gironde authorities took more steps to keep vacationers away, banning holiday camps for children and for people with disabilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026
  • Frank added that individual nations could, for example, take action against constellations of orbiting mirrors by banning them from beaming light onto their territory at a threat of hefty fines.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of banning
Verb
  • The early Olympic movement reinforced those same attitudes by barring women from major track and field events altogether.
    — Lindsey Darvin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • In June, the city secured a preliminary injunction barring GLAZA from retaining or distributing the endowment after its operating agreement with the zoo expired last year.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of barring
Verb
  • As part of the transfer, the league and the tribe signed a contract prohibiting commercial development or commercial logging on the site.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Thorough vetting, clear contractual language prohibiting offensive actions and ongoing oversight are essential safeguards against the very abuses illustrated above.
    — David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of prohibiting
Verb
  • No small part was eliminating suspects who might want Bakley dead.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Coming up next, the bridges will be finished with the end goal of putting all of the entering and exiting traffic of I-79 through a single intersection on the west side of the interstate, and eliminating the existing intersection on the east side.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of eliminating
Verb
  • This significant and unexpected drop in Chinese demand freed up those barrels to go elsewhere, preventing the kind of shortage that might have led to truly catastrophic prices.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
  • Public health and environmental experts told The Associated Press the coming weeks are critical to preventing secondary crises caused by contaminants from the rubble and rebuilding.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of preventing

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