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as in to demand
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers
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as in to instruct
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor
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as in to prohibit
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life
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Recent Examples of enjoin
As a result, the court enjoined the government from enforcing the CTA against the plaintiffs and their related entities while the lawsuit continued.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025
Maybe the Palestinian Authority could be enjoined to help rebuild and transform Gaza.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Businesses facing sudden shifts in tariffs should brace for more limbo, uncertainty, and potentially lots of legal ping-pong, where policies are announced, enjoined, and reversed on wash-rinse-and-repeat — creating uncertainty that markets despise.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
As a result, the court enjoined the government from enforcing the CTA against the Plaintiffs, Samantha Smith and Robert Means, and their related entities while the lawsuit continues.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025
Maybe the Palestinian Authority could be enjoined to help rebuild and transform Gaza.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Businesses facing sudden shifts in tariffs should brace for more limbo, uncertainty, and potentially lots of legal ping-pong, where policies are announced, enjoined, and reversed on wash-rinse-and-repeat — creating uncertainty that markets despise.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
As a result, the court enjoined the government from enforcing the CTA against the Plaintiffs, Samantha Smith and Robert Means, and their related entities while the lawsuit continues.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enjoin
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That demands a consistency of performance on the ice and a consistency of personality in the dressing room.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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In a world that often demands that Black women perform resilience rather than reclaim their peace, artist, author and abolitionist Patrisse Cullors has opened a portal through which permission to rest isn’t asked—but demands that it be witnessed.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The memo did not mention the directions given by department heads that instructed their workforce not to reply.—
Kristin Brown,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Do begin monthly fertilizer applications or use a slow-release fertilizer as instructed on the product label.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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The city of Fullerton will begin enforcing stricter anti-camping rules, prohibiting homeless individuals from sitting, lying or sleeping in public spaces or storing their property on sidewalks and similar public spaces.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 2025
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More than 90 countries do not have laws mandating equal pay for equal work, while dozens of others prohibit women from working in certain industries, such as construction or manufacturing.—
Meera Senthilingam,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Driving the prices higher would require a steady stream of positive news.—
Ben Walsh,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Image Some senior Israeli officials have argued that there will never be a better moment to take out the major nuclear facilities, though American military officials believe that the Israelis would almost certainly require American equipment and support to do a thorough job.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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The judge ordered the parties to confer on a briefing schedule.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday, Ontario premier Doug Ford retaliated against the Trump administration’s tariffs by ordering all U.S.-made alcohol products to be taken off shelves throughout the province, Global News reported.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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Using someone else’s work without proper attribution — which includes similarities in wording and in the way a story is structured — is a significant breach of our journalistic standards and is strictly forbidden by The Bee.—
Colleen McCain Nelson,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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Cuban independent media have provided the type of watchdog journalism that state outlets are forbidden to do, often forcing the government to respond to denunciations first covered in their reporting.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Then in September 2024, Ramsey was scrolling through Reddit and saw a post where someone had requested people be removed from a photo using Photoshop.—
Daniella Gray,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Official autopsy reports are pending, and toxicology tests have been requested for Hackman and Arakawa, according to the sheriff’s office –– but results could take months.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Alex Pereira has heard what Magomed Ankalaev and his team have been saying ahead of their light heavyweight title clash at UFC 313 and has told his opposite number to put his money where his mouth is.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Conan O’Brien is welcome back to host the Oscars anytime, Walt Disney TV’s Rob Mills, exec VP of unscripted and alternative entertainment, told Variety Monday morning.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Enjoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoin. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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