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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  • When the employer contribution is excluded, the lifetime benefits amount to roughly 265% of what the worker personally paid into Social Security.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But lawmakers offered little explanation during a June 30 hearing for why those particular offenses were excluded.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 27 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
  • Not to mention, few studios have purchased cinemas even after the Department of Justice rescinded the 1948 Paramount Consent Decrees, which previously disallowed studios from owning movie theater chains.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Aïssata Traoré's goal for Boston in the 92nd minute was initially disallowed, however, after a lengthy video review, it was allowed to stand.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 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
  • Dodson and Rodriguez had been competing for the starting spot opposite Brooks, but injuries to that unit had watered down the competition and hindered the evaluation process.
    — Omar Kelly August 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The location of his injury has led some to wonder if he’ll be hindered — Judge did slump for a few weeks while playing through pain prior to going on the IL — but Boone didn’t share those concerns on Tuesday.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of hindered
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