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Recent Examples of prohibitive
With the building soon to be vacant, the congregation skeletal, repairs prohibitive, and a developer waiting in the wings to tear it down, the building’s fate looks grim.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
Accuracy was inconsistent, results unstable, costs still prohibitive.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Gregg said there simply isn’t a large public meeting space in the district, at least not one without a prohibitive cost attached.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
Adding the additional access point would have been cost prohibitive, according to the developer.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
Accuracy was inconsistent, results unstable, costs still prohibitive.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Gregg said there simply isn’t a large public meeting space in the district, at least not one without a prohibitive cost attached.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
Adding the additional access point would have been cost prohibitive, according to the developer.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
Adjective
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Other issues — visa denials, exorbitant costs, America’s allergy to public transport — could be a stain on the tournament, and are just as important to document.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Looted sacks of flour are sold in the market for exorbitant prices, unaffordable for these women and their children.—
Sarah El Sirgany,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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Barbara Attard, a police accountability expert, said meet and confer can last months, but beyond a year is unreasonable.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 July 2025
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His exact demands are unknown but given his status as one of the world’s leading players a range of £250,000 to £300,000 a week is far from unreasonable.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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The original bill aimed to address rising housing costs that have become unaffordable for much of the state’s population.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
26 July 2025
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The Honolulu area, where the median home price is 10 times the median income, also made the top 10 list of unaffordable housing markets.—
Natalie Wu,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
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Harley-Davidson hopes the Sprint will attract younger riders who may eventually upgrade to more expensive models.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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But the expensive deal also came days after Paramount canceled the popular Late Show With Stephen Colbert for what the company claimed were financial reasons.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
31 July 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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Opting into a federal voucher program that is costly and ineffective would be irresponsible for our state and our students.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Georgia farmers are facing a costly and growing threat from an unexpected source − wild pigs.—
Vanessa Countryman,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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However, Trump has imposed steep new taxes on imports of Canadian steel, aluminum and autos, and Carney's team has focused on trying to get those eliminated or reduced.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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To increase comfort even further, a nose lift system was equipped to make easy work of steep driveways.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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However, the pricey pancakes are not available nationwide, and customers won’t have to fork over $100: The chain is giving away free tastes of the luxe pancakes at three locations (New York, Los Angeles and Austin) on Monday, August 4, at 12 pm local time and only cooking 25 stacks.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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You’re tempted to swap out a pricey vanilla bean for something more affordable.—
Sarah Jampel,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 July 2025
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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