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
  • Big Walk’s co-op multiplayer walking adventure has proved popular since launching in August, but Xbox players have been excluded from the fun — and now the game’s creators have explained why.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Two hours of texting a close friend, exploring an interest or scrolling through content that leaves a teen feeling excluded all register the same on a dashboard.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of excluded
Verb
  • But a locked gate on the dock prevented him from getting close.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The complaint argues that more than half of those deaths could have been prevented.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of prevented
Verb
  • The British government banned the group in July 2025, proscribing it as a terrorist organization.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The university said the person of interest is not a student or affiliated with the university but has been banned from campus.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of banned
Verb
  • Western Commissioner Rick Lett said the event permit application has been handled with guidance from the county's legal adviser, and that if the H Highway bridge had been out, the county likely would have denied the application.
    — Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Ethiopian authorities previously have accused Eritrea of supporting the TPLF, an allegation Eritrea has denied.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 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
  • When several of the women refused to surrender the children to Xuan and Zhang after abuse allegations surfaced last year, Majerus said, the couple’s attorney discouraged them from fighting for custody.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • You would likely be discouraged from doing so, and sometimes restrained by the governing laws.
    — Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of discouraged
Verb
  • Notre Dame, which shut out Rice 52-0 in the second game, hasn’t had two shutouts in one season since 2002, when the Fighting Irish beat Maryland 22-0 and Rutgers 42-0.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026
  • For generations, the series showed, white men had dominated the department, while Black and women firefighters had been ostracized and put in danger, shut out of the most desirable fire stations and passed over for promotions.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 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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