disbarring

Definition of disbarringnext
present participle of disbar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbarring
Verb
  • Officials ruled former Wild forward Frederick Gaudreau held Wallstedt's glove hand down with his stick, preventing him from making the save.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The leading hypothesis had been that a frozen vent had been preventing waste dumps into space.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In 2024, transit ambassadors earned an average of $38,027 in regular pay, excluding part-time workers, according to data RT released to The Sacramento Bee.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The decision was discussed during a March 7 call between the cast — excluding Paul and Mortensen — and ABC executives.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But Grundy is banking on movement in Congress to support a bill that strips back the 2025 hemp-banning language while also regulating intoxicating hemp more than the 2018 farm bill did to root out bad actors in the industry and make industrial hemp more stable in the long term.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2026
  • His own trajectory — from outright banning student use to cautious skepticism to daily reliance — tracks the arc many serious thinkers have traveled.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In January, Geren notified more than 50 of the 62 Democrats that each owes $9,200 in fines and other charges for impeding the progress of the House by not showing up in the Capitol last August as lawmakers deliberated a plan to overhaul the state's congressional map.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Miller's family members openly accused then-sheriff Marion Joe Russell of impeding the investigation, as Nipp was Russell's nephew.
    Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • His complaint alleged that the state’s actions had left him with a financial burden of more than $20,000 per year by denying the vouchers to both of his children.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Pressed by rival camps, pursued by the political press corps, the claims were largely confined to unvetted corners of the internet until this week, when Swalwell’s campaign — knowing the whispers were getting louder — issued a public statement denying any wrongdoing.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In 2004, after years of incompetent, wasteful and corrupt agencies obstructing basic and legal public records requests, the California Assembly and Senate voted unanimously to put Proposition 59 before voters.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But constant artificial light has also become a problem, affecting sleep quality, disrupting plant and animal biorhythms and obstructing our views of the cosmos.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Others blame social media for hindering crew members from socializing—and carousing—together.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • After Congress rejected those cuts earlier this year, the White House slowed the release of NIH grant money, hindering ongoing and future scientific research.
    Brett Kelman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Florida fans erupted before realizing the play had been called offsides, disallowing the goal.
    Amaia Gavica, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
  • According to Sempra’s annual 10-K report submitted to the SEC, the much lower profit number was mostly due to the California Public Utilities Commission disallowing $432 million in collections from SDG&E as part of the utility’s 2024 General Rate Case.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Disbarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbarring. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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