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
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  • Depending on the type of business use, however, personal auto coverage may be limited or excluded.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Real estate, pensions, and retirement accounts generally would be excluded from the tax.
    — Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of excluded
Verb
  • That strike prevented the landing of an Iranian flight carrying a Houthi delegation returning from the funeral of Iran’s supreme leader, who had been killed in the opening strikes of the war in February.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The wild swing of events gave the Wildcats (5-1, 2-1) their first Big Ten road victory this season and prevented Fitzgerald from getting his first conference victory as the coach at Michigan State (2-5, 0-4).
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of prevented
Verb
  • They were also placed on felony probation for three years and banned from performing any mining work during that time.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Schools banned its use, and journalists were shamed for credulously repeating its hoaxes.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of banned
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  • In a 2024 interview with TIME, Netanyahu denied making the statement, insisting that the payments were meant to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • German authorities blamed that on Russia, an allegation denied by Moscow.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of denied
Verb
  • According to its June 30, 2026 petition, the IRS disallowed several million dollars in business deductions.
    — Carolyn Schenck, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Roope Hintz scored in the fourth round of the shootout and the Dallas Stars beat Colorado 3-2 on Wednesday night in a game where the Avalanche had two early goals disallowed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of disallowed
Verb
  • Worshipers were discouraged from lingering outside synagogues after services.
    — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That kind of existential drive can’t be discouraged by an extra 75 basis points of bond interest.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of discouraged
Verb
  • Rice quarterback Jacurri Brown had touchdown runs of 50 and 78 yards, but the Owls (1-6, 0-3) were shut out over the final 40 minutes and 59 seconds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Todd also mentioned feeling shut out from Grace’s thoughts and decision-making process; of course he’s been unsettled and worried as well as resentful.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of shut out
Verb
  • Special teams had had a sprinkling of errors — like the game-opening 81-yard kickoff return Miami allowed — hindered that unit’s performance each week.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Credit experts said the rate-cap proposal would have hindered consumers' access to credit.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of hindered
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