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barred

American  
[bahrd] / bɑrd /

adjective

  1. provided with one or more bars: bar.

    a barred prison window.

  2. striped; streaked.

    barred fabrics.

  3. Ornithology. (of feathers) marked with transverse bands of distinctive color.


Etymology

Origin of barred

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; bar 1, -ed 3

Example Sentences

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It barred WhatsApp from sharing user data with Meta entities for five years and directed the company to clearly specify the purposes of data sharing in its privacy policy.

From BBC

How can Congress even attempt to perform oversight when its own members are barred from ICE facilities?

From Salon

By analyzing its light, researchers were able to determine its place in cosmic history and narrow down when barred structures may have first formed in the universe.

From Science Daily

If the Treasury proposal is finalized, U.S. financial institutions will be barred from opening or maintaining a correspondent account for MBaer.

From MarketWatch

Ida dragged me through a small corridor leading to another room, but Hadel barred the doorway with her walking stick.

From Literature