as in to prohibit
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
regulations proscribe the use of electronic devices on board a plane while it is landing
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Recent Examples of proscribe
See, for instance, the efforts to mitigate the harms of drug use as opposed to proscribing individuals’ activities.
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Christine Emba, The Atlantic, 8 July 2024
The United States is only further isolating itself and diminishing our declining prestige in the eyes of the rest of the world with his wish to proscribe only those who are not in his favor.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
In most universities, physical confrontations, the targeting of individuals with threats or harassment, and the disruption of campus activities are explicitly proscribed.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
In a revision of its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, Tokyo proscribed exports of some 23 chipmaking items, including much technology essential to the production of cutting-edge chips, including equipment for cleaning, monitoring, and lithography.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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Christine Emba, The Atlantic, 8 July 2024
The United States is only further isolating itself and diminishing our declining prestige in the eyes of the rest of the world with his wish to proscribe only those who are not in his favor.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
In most universities, physical confrontations, the targeting of individuals with threats or harassment, and the disruption of campus activities are explicitly proscribed.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
In a revision of its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, Tokyo proscribed exports of some 23 chipmaking items, including much technology essential to the production of cutting-edge chips, including equipment for cleaning, monitoring, and lithography.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proscribe
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California state law prohibits discrimination of students based on gender, gender identity and gender expression, and specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in physical education and athletics.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
31 Jan. 2025
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The official spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, under a Trump administration gag order prohibiting USAID staffers from speaking with people outside their agency.—
Carla K. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2025
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For now, however, Workday — and its workers — must navigate a forbidding landscape of layoffs and reductions in the company’s workspaces.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Agencies that get federal dollars for transportation projects are also now forbidden from instituting any for of mask or vaccine mandate.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Social media isn’t the sole cause of eating disorders, and banning it isn’t always necessary, Birely said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Trump will also advise the department to ban transgender service members and remove all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs from the military.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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Carter Woodson had just realized the potential of that idea when Kentucky outlawed interracial classrooms.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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The New York Times reported that lawyer Aaron Siri, who is assisting Kennedy in vetting potential HHS officials, filed a petition in 2022 on behalf of the Informed Consent Action Network to pull approval of the polio vaccine, which would effectively outlaw the intervention.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Proscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscribe. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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