Synonyms for barring
ˈbɑr ɪŋbar·ring

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1. barring, blackballnoun

   the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

   Synonyms:
   blackball

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1. • Ejection

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1. List of paraphrases for "barring":

   prohibiting, except

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1. Diana Nyad:

   If you want to touch the other shore badly enough, barring an impossible situation, you will. If your desire is diluted for any reason, you'll never make it.

2. Leonard Rubenstein:

   Policies barring participation in interrogation and force feeding are necessary to enable health professionals to fulfill ethical obligations adopted by the health professions to avoid inflicting harm, to be loyal to their patients, and to exercise independent professional judgment, adherence to these ethical standards protects the rights of members of the military and detainees in military custody and also makes our military stronger by avoiding a gulf between military and civilian medicine that could impair recruiting of well qualified health professionals.

3. Rob Malley:

   This is really the first time since the first term of the Clinton administration where we have an administration that faces a reality where the prospect of a negotiated two-state solution is not in the cards in the time that's remaining, the President has reached the conclusion that right now, barring a major shift, the parties are not going to be in the position to negotiate a final status agreement.

4. Craig Erlam:

   Tensions between the U.S. and Iran appear to have eased almost as quickly as they escalated, brent is trading back around $65 and is looking pretty stable at this point. Barring any further escalation in the Middle East, we could see oil prices stabilize around these levels in the near term.

5. Jerry Nadler:

   We're instead going to do what we have to do without that, and including barring $ 50 million from his own personal budget.