as in to forbid
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
the city prohibits swimming in the lake after dark
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Recent Examples of prohibit
Hours after a New Hampshire judge issued a similar order on Thursday, a federal judge in Maryland appointed by Trump issued a broader ruling that prohibits the Department of Education from using federal funding to end DEI initiatives within public schools.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025
Nationwide nighttime curfews were implemented (as evidenced by the blaring of sirens in Episode 2 when Ae-sun and Gwan-sik attempt to escape Jeju Island), and social dancing was deemed immoral and counterproductive to Korea’s economic development and was hence prohibited.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The 1994 International Broadcasting Act prohibits U.S. government interference in the journalistic operation.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
Louisiana’s legislation might also violate the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits laws that retroactively increase the severity of a person’s criminal sentence, according to several legal scholars.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025
Nationwide nighttime curfews were implemented (as evidenced by the blaring of sirens in Episode 2 when Ae-sun and Gwan-sik attempt to escape Jeju Island), and social dancing was deemed immoral and counterproductive to Korea’s economic development and was hence prohibited.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The 1994 International Broadcasting Act prohibits U.S. government interference in the journalistic operation.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
Louisiana’s legislation might also violate the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits laws that retroactively increase the severity of a person’s criminal sentence, according to several legal scholars.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibit
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Ord also forbade any state money to be paid to the families of deceased Confederate soldiers if the same amounts were not also made available to the families of Union soldiers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Constitution explicitly forbids Congress from issuing bills of attainder—laws that single out individuals for punishment without trial.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Several food dyes found in candies, soft drinks and snack foods will be banned.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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But for two decades, the FDA has declined to ban the dye, citing inconclusive evidence.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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Utah recently became the first state to outlaw adding fluoride to public water, and several other states, including Florida, are considering similar action.—
Emily Cochrane,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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In the absence of federal law, several states have already taken steps to outlaw AI deepfakes, including California and Tennessee.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Prohibit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibit. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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