DEBARRING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

debarring

verb

present participle of debar

as in excluding

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of the judge debarred all of the reporters from the courtroom

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Recent Examples of debarring If Chiu succeeds in debarring Collective Impact, the nonprofit would have to end its summer and after-school programs and close the doors of its three-decade-old Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, its attorneys Lauren Kramer Sujeeth and Si Eun Amber Lee wrote. — Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2025

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The architecture promotes an indoor-outdoor feel, allowing in views of sea, sky, and desert while excluding distractions.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Vylor is thinking about roughly $1 billion in annual share repurchases from 2027 through 2029, excluding major acquisitions, alongside a modest dividend.

— Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of excluding

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There's a certain simple logic to the thought of bringing down the price of fuel by banning its export.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
International efforts to negotiate a new framework banning all weapons in space have stalled because there is no agreement on what counts as a space weapon, among other things, according to Samson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of banning

Verb

But there are several other federal and state statutes barring voter intimidation that could apply.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
At the hearing, held in the red-brick state Supreme Court building in Jefferson City, the court found that Hoskins was in contempt of its order barring use of the 2025 map in November.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of barring

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The Missouri Supreme Court upheld that ban earlier this year in a unanimous ruling that allowed the state to continue prohibiting the procedures.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Lovejoy leaders last week updated the zoning code for the city of roughly 13,000 people, explicitly prohibiting data centers.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of prohibiting

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Two weeks into fighting, the unforgiving mountainous terrain, heavy Saudi and government air power, and a reenergized anti-Houthi coalition have kept the Houthi advance in check, preventing a collapse on the level of that in mid-September.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
True North forced a fumble on Norland’s first offensive possession, immediately preventing the Vikings from answering.

— D’Joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

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