disbarred

verb

past tense of disbar
as in excluded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbarred
  1. excluded
  2. prevented
  3. banned
  4. denied
  5. disallowed
  6. discouraged
  7. shut out
  8. hindered
Verb
  • Investigators collected handwriting samples from dozens of people, and all the individuals tested were excluded except for Patsy, whom examiners were unable to eliminate as the possible author.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But the two largest institutions — the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University — were excluded.
    — David A. Lieb, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of excluded
Verb
  • Reuters published an interview with Sinan Can Demir, a Texas computer science student who in late July prevented a rogue version of Anthropic’s Mythos model from uploading malicious code to an open-source software project on Github.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • ProPublica went further, enlisting the help of experts to determine which of those deaths could have been prevented.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of prevented
Verb
  • Some renters are now demanding that this kind of billing practice — often handled by outside companies, which add on their own fees — be banned outright.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Chicago Sky have banned Enes Kanter Freedom from their home games after the former NBA center was ejected from Sunday's loss to the Indiana Fever.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of banned
Verb
  • The ministry also rejected allegations that Khan was being held in solitary confinement or denied meaningful contact with his family.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • On the ensuing penalty kick attempt, Anderson denied Reiten, keeping the game scoreless.
    — Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of denied
Verb
  • The judges also disallowed her inquest testimony, which had been given without an attorney present.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The rebound was put into the net by Sergio Reguilón, but the goal was disallowed after it was determined that Reguilón had entered the penalty area early.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of disallowed
Verb
  • This might have discouraged a sensible man from deciding to become a publisher.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The lingering effects of high interest rates and Trump’s erratic trade policies discouraged companies from hiring in 2025.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of discouraged
Verb
  • Patriots were shut out by Hart and need to get their passing game going.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • College sports’ current arms race of money, along with unrestricted transfers, is threatening to shut out rising challengers like UConn football, with rich teams now dangling lucrative offers and raiding talent like never before.
    — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shut out
Verb
  • The administration’s postponement of a Food and Drug Administration rule hampered the food safety system, which hindered a response to the outbreak.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Shanahan, whose concussion from a July 14 car crash hindered him at the start of camp, said players’ Guardian-cap cushions can only do so much.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of hindered
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