as in uneconomical
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Recent Examples of prohibitive
The cost remains fairly prohibitive but many travelers are looking to experience it at a younger age.
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Caroline Eubanks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The closure of a trade loophole and prohibitive tariffs on China have upended Temu and Shein’s business model in the United States.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 6 May 2025
But the tuition—about four thousand dollars—was prohibitive.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
But the lengthy process and the high fees are prohibitive.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Eubanks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The closure of a trade loophole and prohibitive tariffs on China have upended Temu and Shein’s business model in the United States.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 6 May 2025
But the tuition—about four thousand dollars—was prohibitive.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
But the lengthy process and the high fees are prohibitive.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
Adjective
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The lack of clarity could leave UniCredit exposed to exorbitant penalties of around 20 billion euros, Orcel noted — casting a shadow over the appeal of the Banco BPM pursuit.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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Virtually the entirety of Musk’s worth is paper wealth, coming from his roughly 12% ownership stake in Tesla, which has an exorbitant valuation, trading at over 100x price to earnings.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
6 June 2025
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The vast majority of post commenters assured the OP that her feelings are completely valid and that her mother is being unreasonable.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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But leading the team to the Finals is not an unreasonable request.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
6 June 2025
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This means Europeans are effectively being forced to buy EVs as internal combustion engine vehicles become unaffordable because of the cost of cutting CO2 emissions to zero.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Throughout Maryland — especially in rural and working-class communities — families struggle with housing that is unaffordable, utility bills that keep climbing and jobs that may not be there tomorrow.—
Christine Lightfoot,
Baltimore Sun,
25 May 2025
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And now, despite not having a significant air force, Ukraine has succeeded in destroying at least a dozen expensive and hard to replace strategic bombers deep inside Russia.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
13 June 2025
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But advocates argue that paying for college now is also complicated and expensive, and discourages many Americans from going.—
Jon Marcus,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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The rapidly dropping cost of inference means that use cases that are uneconomic today may not be six to 12 months in the future.—
Jeffrey Hammond,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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High level indicators of risk include goods being received from unusually complex or apparently uneconomic supply routes, for example, regular supplies of UK produced goods that have been exported from the UK and then re-imported.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Maurice felt bad for Nosek over his costly mistake, noting his line had been instrumental in the previous series win over Toronto.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Try to process what is happening to avoid costly mistakes.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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In contrast, late adopters face higher opportunity costs, slower innovation cycles, and steeper learning curves.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Eight years ago, Hurricane Harvey barreled in off the Gulf of Mexico and lingered, pouring four days of rain over the city of Houston. Unlike North Carolina's steep mountains, Houston is low, barely rising above sea level.—
Laura Sullivan,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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It’s been hard to miss the military tanks rolling by on flatbed trucks around Eckington, Bloomingdale, and Shaw, heading past the city’s convention center to get in position for a pricey parade on Saturday ordered by President Donald Trump.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
11 June 2025
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One reason that more people are turning to AI for mental health help is the cost; sessions with a human therapist (whether virtual or in-person) can be pricey and are often either not covered by insurance or require a lot of extra effort to navigate coverage.—
Fiorella Valdesolo,
Vogue,
10 June 2025
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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