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barring

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preposition

barring

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verb

present participle of bar
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as in striping
to make stripes on barred the fence with white strips

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as in guarding
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point the bikeway was barred by a huge fallen tree

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Preposition
  • At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
  • The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.
    NBC News, NBC News, 1 June 2020
Verb
  • Smith, who is now winding down both his cases against the president-elect due to a longstanding Department of Justice policy prohibiting the prosecution of a sitting president, has not provided any details about the contents of his report.
    Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • That has prompted states including Colorado, New York and California to enact legislation prohibiting medical debt from being included on residents' credit reports or factored into their credit scores.
    Noam Levey, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • That led to rules excluding people with a criminal history from getting licenses, according to a report that includes information about Denver’s social equity program.
    Judith Kohler, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
  • And that’s excluding Musk’s Tesla options that were voided by the Delaware judge in January 2024.
    Matt Durot, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Listen to this article Loading your audio article Death, taxes, and long, physical defenders guarding Jalen Brunson.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • In Phoenix, Bridges excelled as a role player on offense while guarding the opposing team’s best player on defense.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The future, in itself, exerts an attractive force—not just the general future, with its bland procession of potential events, but the futuristic future, with its alluring, fascinating, and forbidding narrative turns.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Republicans have added a rider to the must-pass defense authorization bill, forbidding such care for minors.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But on Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom extended prohibitions on motel, hotel and rental housing to March 8.
    JANIE HAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • However, privacy advocates say there would be problems with national legislation that could restrict states from passing tougher regulations, like state privacy protections and prohibitions on driving data being given to insurance companies, as California does.
    CNN.com, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Preposition
  • But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
  • The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 31 May 2020
Verb
  • Generative AI search products like Google’s AI Overviews pull content directly from websites into search results, in many cases eliminating the need for users to visit the original sources.
    Marc McCollum, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In the end, the Bucs didn’t need the win, because the Falcons fell to the Panthers later in the day, eliminating Atlanta from postseason contention.
    Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Barring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barring. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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