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  • past participle of bar.
  • past tense form of bar.
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barred

[bahrd] / bɑrd /






ADJECTIVE
striped
Synonyms


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When you first step into South Hall, to your immediate right is “the bubble”—a barred enclosure fitted with chairs, a desk, a telephone, and a microwave.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Authorities barred access to visitors late Saturday until further notice.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

Afterward, Fannie Mae broadened its oversight and updated its internal list to track developments barred from conventional loans over safety, insurance or maintenance concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

In her order, Sykes barred the government from placing detainees in administrative segregation unless doing so was necessary to address a security threat to staff or the facility, or if a detainee requested it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Magdalys gazed down the long wall of barred cell doors.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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