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as in denied
to declare not to be true
disallowing the philosophical concept of free will
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as in refused
to be unwilling to grant
disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial
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Recent Examples of disallowed
ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
While horses aren’t disallowed in city limits, Charlotte has some additional regulations on how they and other animals can be ridden.
—Nick Sullivan
april 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
The Leafs also had two go-ahead goals disallowed, an own-goal off Joel Edmundson that was nullified for an offside entry and a strike from Robertson because Toronto had too many men on the ice.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
At the same time, a Metro Rapid bus occupied by a driver and passengers was trapped by crowd, which disallowed it from moving.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
But because these were disallowed before there was a new system, they were just all removed … and that’s permanent.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
Lloris nearly surrendered his first goal of the season in the 63rd minute, but a Myrto Uzuni netter off a corner kick by Facundo Torres was disallowed after Ilie Sánchez was charged with a foul following a video review — and that led to a yellow card on Uzuni.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
The value of your deduction will be reduced above those thresholds, but it will be disallowed if your MAGI exceeded $175,000 ($250,000 if married).
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Nmecha eventually has the ball in the net, but it’s disallowed for a prior offside.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
Freiburg was left aggrieved after Lucas Höler had a goal disallowed for bodychecking a defender.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
While horses aren’t disallowed in city limits, Charlotte has some additional regulations on how they and other animals can be ridden.
—Nick Sullivan
april 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
The Leafs also had two go-ahead goals disallowed, an own-goal off Joel Edmundson that was nullified for an offside entry and a strike from Robertson because Toronto had too many men on the ice.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
At the same time, a Metro Rapid bus occupied by a driver and passengers was trapped by crowd, which disallowed it from moving.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
But because these were disallowed before there was a new system, they were just all removed … and that’s permanent.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
Lloris nearly surrendered his first goal of the season in the 63rd minute, but a Myrto Uzuni netter off a corner kick by Facundo Torres was disallowed after Ilie Sánchez was charged with a foul following a video review — and that led to a yellow card on Uzuni.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
The value of your deduction will be reduced above those thresholds, but it will be disallowed if your MAGI exceeded $175,000 ($250,000 if married).
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Nmecha eventually has the ball in the net, but it’s disallowed for a prior offside.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disallowed
Adjective
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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But the country’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has denied Cuba has political prisoners and has stressed that his government is not negotiating any internal political matters with the United States.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Beyoncé's publicist has denied rumors that the singer's next album will be released the week of the Met Gala.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, Larysa was stuck in Belarus, a country allied with Russia that Nataliia despised and had refused to move to, despite her daughter’s many pleas.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Nuggets refused to engage, declining to respond on the off day.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Less than an hour’s drive from the holiday markets, on the way to Salla and its forbidden frontier, hundreds of Finnish soldiers are training to repel any future Russian invasion.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
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Women, whether secular or religious, remain forbidden to read, write or tell stories.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At one point, Iran asked to move its games to Mexico, but that request was rejected.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Voters in a 1986 retention election rejected Rose Bird, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and two liberal colleagues, over dissatisfaction with decisions overturning numerous death penalty sentences.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Westerheide declined to answer follow-up questions about the Patton autopsy.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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That tax collector, Cheryl Blogoslawski, was suspended from her job in January, not long after a new mayor, Democrat Bobby Sanchez, took office after Stewart declined to seek a seventh two-year term.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Trump refuted those accusations in a heated interview with 60 Minutes host Norah O’Donnell on Sunday.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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Pavlovski refuted a claim made by a witness on Monday that McGee and Jenkins had struggled over the gun that was used to shoot Jenkins.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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It’s been nearly a decade since California voters legalized recreational cannabis, but production and sales remain outlawed in most of the state — and the black market dominates.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Disallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallowed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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