disbars

verb

present tense third-person singular of disbar
as in prevents

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbars
  1. prevents
  2. denies
  3. excludes
  4. hinders
  5. discourages
  6. disallows
  7. shuts out
  8. bans
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  • This layer prevents water, nutrients, and air from reaching the roots.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • This method prevents the stalk from snapping off and offers support both above and below the soil.
    — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026
Definition of prevents
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  • The Compton native and former Pro Bowl player, married to ex-‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ cast member Annemarie Wiley, denies any physical altercation.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • But that’s not the case for a worker who sues an insurer that denies coverage for their health condition.
    — Miranda Yaver, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of denies
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  • This promotion excludes gift cards, e-gift cards, gift wrap, taxes, and shipping and handling fees.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 6 July 2026
  • Congress could choose to create an exception that excludes from automatic citizenship the babies born to people temporarily or illegally in the United States.
    — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 5 July 2026
Definition of excludes
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  • This misalignment generates contradictory messages, hinders decision-making and ultimately creates confusion throughout the organization.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • This is due, in large part, to expectations of a strong El Niño, which traditionally hinders storm development.
    — Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
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  • For children under 18 months, the AAP discourages all screen use except for video chatting with family.
    — Elizabeth Dowdell, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • The lengthy delay to the funeral has raised questions about how Khamenei's remains have been preserved, as Islamic tradition, anaylsts say, generally calls for prompt burial and discourages chemical embalming.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
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  • In a concession to the council, Lee’s proposal would repeal a local law that disallows council members from superseding the administrator and giving orders to city staff.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
  • The city’s statute disallows for the mayor to be directly involved in public schools, instead vesting that power to a nine-member Board of Education.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of disallows
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  • The birthplace criterion also shuts out key figures of the Harlem Renaissance — including Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong — who were born in the American South and moved to New York as part of the Great Migration.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • Northgate edges Case Grande in baseball semifinal, shuts out Salesian to advance to softball final.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Definition of shuts out
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  • The Protect Illinois Communities Act was signed into law in 2023 by Pritzker and bans AR-15 rifles and similar guns, large-capacity magazines and an assortment of attachments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • The United Nations Outer Space Treaty, which provides the legal foundation for humankind's use of outer space, bans the use of nuclear weapons in orbit.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 8 July 2026
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