as in forbids
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 prohibits
The Welcoming City Ordinance in Chicago prohibits police from participating in civil immigration enforcement operations or assisting ICE.
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Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Min Aung Hlaing, who holds the rank of senior general, had earlier relinquished his post of the commander-in-chief because the constitution prohibits the president from simultaneously holding the top military position.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Sculptor and illustrator Jacques Tilly, who designed the aforementioned float, has been reported to the police for disseminating hate speech and violating the Criminal Code, which prohibits the use of Nazi imagery for purposes not expressly linked to art, scholarship, teaching, or reporting.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
The Take It Down Act, by comparison, prohibits the publication of non-consensual deepfakes that are intended to cause harm.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Enacted in 2019, Colorado’s Minor Conversion Therapy Law prohibits licensed mental health workers from providing conversion therapy to minors.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
In Europe, the EU AI Act now prohibits, in principle, the use of real-time remote biometric identification in publicly accessible spaces for law enforcement, allowing only narrow exceptions under strict safeguards.
—Maha Hosain Aziz, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Combs was convicted of violations of the Mann Act, a federal law that prohibits transporting individuals across state lines for prostitution.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
State law prohibits a project that uses federal tax-credit financing or other public incentives from applying for the local property tax break — another provision Weber’s change would wipe from code.
—Mark Dee
march 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026
Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Min Aung Hlaing, who holds the rank of senior general, had earlier relinquished his post of the commander-in-chief because the constitution prohibits the president from simultaneously holding the top military position.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Sculptor and illustrator Jacques Tilly, who designed the aforementioned float, has been reported to the police for disseminating hate speech and violating the Criminal Code, which prohibits the use of Nazi imagery for purposes not expressly linked to art, scholarship, teaching, or reporting.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
The Take It Down Act, by comparison, prohibits the publication of non-consensual deepfakes that are intended to cause harm.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Enacted in 2019, Colorado’s Minor Conversion Therapy Law prohibits licensed mental health workers from providing conversion therapy to minors.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
In Europe, the EU AI Act now prohibits, in principle, the use of real-time remote biometric identification in publicly accessible spaces for law enforcement, allowing only narrow exceptions under strict safeguards.
—Maha Hosain Aziz, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Combs was convicted of violations of the Mann Act, a federal law that prohibits transporting individuals across state lines for prostitution.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
State law prohibits a project that uses federal tax-credit financing or other public incentives from applying for the local property tax break — another provision Weber’s change would wipe from code.
—Mark Dee
march 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibits
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Nothing in the Rooney Rule forbids teams from offering the same kind of development options to every promising candidate.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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There is nothing in the Rooney Rule that forbids NFL teams from offering the same kind of development options to every promising candidate, including males and Caucasians.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
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Global online forum Reddit on Friday filed a court challenge to Australia’s world-first law that bans Australian children younger than 16 from holding accounts on the world’s most popular social media platforms.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The measure aims to build on a state law that bans gender affirming procedures for minors.—
Emma Murphy,
Oklahoma Voice,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Prohibits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibits. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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