disbarred

past tense of disbar

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbarred
Verb
  • According to the email, the candidates who lost out on support will be excluded from the party’s voter guide, social media posts and website.
    Matthew Kelly Updated June 7, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
  • Judge bars certain evidence Weeks before the trial was set to begin in Los Angeles, US District Court Judge Anne Hwang excluded specific evidence that was front and center when prosecutors announced charges against Rinderknecht.
    Jack Hannah, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • In correspondence discouraging districts’ diversity programs, the administration has repeatedly cited a broad interpretation of the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, which prevented colleges and universities from directly considering race in admissions.
    Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • World Liberty is embroiled in litigation with Justin Sun, a crypto investor who was a major early purchaser of WLFI tokens, over his allegations that World Liberty has quietly prevented him from selling his tokens.
    Matt Peterson, CNBC, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Peregrine falcons were heavily impacted by the use of the pesticide DDT, which was banned across the United States in 1972.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
  • Taiwan is weighing export controls that would restrict AI chip sales to all customers in China, Bloomberg reported Tuesday—a move that would bring the island into closer alignment with US rules that have banned such sales since 2022.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • The governors, Alfonso Durazo of Sonora and Américo Villarreal Anaya of Tamaulipas, denied any wrongdoing and called accusations against them an attempt to undermine Mexican sovereignty.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • Mullin denied the accusations, saying said his agency was not racist.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Tosi disallowed the challenge and appeared to explain to Pirates manager Don Kelly why it wasn’t granted.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • The sheriff sued Robinson after 93 claims for payment by the sheriff were disallowed by Robinson.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • At first it was allowed, then discouraged, then more firmly refused.
    Vogue, Vogue, 1 June 2026
  • Its journal was essentially an academic publication, and images were discouraged.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Several Republican primaries are taking place Tuesday in South Dakota, where Democrats have been shut out of statewide office since 2015.
    Washington Post staff, Washington Post, 3 June 2026
  • But the mere prospect of Democrats being shut out of the November runoff was enough to guarantee such a scenario would never happen in this reliably blue state.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Gansey is already at work as Philadelphia's latest president of basketball operations, trying to find ways to raise the team to a championship level, while deeply hindered by near-untradeable, unwanted contracts tied to aging and unreliable Joel Embiid and Paul George.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • Injuries have hindered the 27-year-old Frasso’s development.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
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“Disbarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbarred. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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