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Recent Examples of debarment
Late last month, HHS referred Harvard for debarment, which would block the institution from receiving any federal funds in the future.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
As a result of investigations, numerous UNRWA personnel affiliated with Hamas have been referred to the State Department for suspension or debarment proceedings.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The debarment hearing is scheduled to begin Monday.
—Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2025
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
As a result of investigations, numerous UNRWA personnel affiliated with Hamas have been referred to the State Department for suspension or debarment proceedings.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The debarment hearing is scheduled to begin Monday.
—Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debarment
Noun
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If consequences are optional, deterrence is imaginary.—
Darlene Mealy,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The proposal also would expand research into nonlethal deterrence methods.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Although sometimes identified solely with the antebellum South and South Carolina statesman John C. Calhoun, nullification also was practiced by Northern states objecting to the U.S. government using fugitive slave laws to capture slaves.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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The result has long been the virtual nullification of the Constitution’s commerce clause, which limits states from erecting trade barriers against each other.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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By integrating detection, deception, and neutralization into a single ecosystem—and leveraging the power of autonomy—Ultra Maritime is redefining how naval forces defend themselves beneath the waves.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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The team admits that in a future closed-loop device, this would require a neutralization step—a reaction that eliminates the acidity after the heat is released.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
16 Feb. 2026
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The thwarting of the Charlotte Hornets, one of the NBA’s fastest squads, is the quintessential White play.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The council keeps losing court battles on issues ranging from its Voter ID law to its efforts to censor library books to its thwarting of state housing laws.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That said, the good outweighs the baffling.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The prop bet prohibition was removed, in part, because of the fiscal impact, Ball said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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But as Mackintosh persuasively illustrates, the familiar emotions of jealousy, infatuation and eventually indifference — these persist and can flourish in any relationship, however free of prohibition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Debarment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarment. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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