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as in demands
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers
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as in instructs
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor
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as in forbids
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life
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Recent Examples of enjoins
The result will be a legal race to see which of those courts enjoins the policy first.
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John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enjoins
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What happens if the company is unhappy with a team’s play and demands a coaching change?—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2026
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This is an enormous problem that demands a bold, urgent solution.—
Dana Suskind,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Excess salt may trigger the immune system to release a molecule called interleukin-16 (IL-16), which acts as a messenger that instructs blood vessel cells to grow old before their time, according to the study.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Each day, Hall instructs her students to look around for friends who aren't there.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The use of the term caused alarm as international humanitarian law explicitly forbids armed forces from denying enemy combatants to surrender and instead killing them.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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As recently as last week, Martinez declined to say whether anyone had been disciplined as a result of Patton’s death, citing state law that forbids the release of peace officer personnel files.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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While Kiawah Beachwalker Park and Freshfields Village are open to the public, access to the rest of the island requires a renter’s, owner’s, or owner’s guest pass, or a dining, golf, or hotel reservation.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Protecting water resources requires collaboration between policymakers, utilities and innovators.—
Steve Adelstein,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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If a guy whose brother is engaged to Taylor Swift can pick a barbecue spot blind and land on a Charlotte favorite, that tells you something.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Parker tells me, grinning in his studio just outside of Los Angeles, in Altadena, in early April.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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The resolution was spearheaded by Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno and immediately prohibits senators and staff from the markets.—
William Earl,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Sweeney asks in the commercial, posing in denim shorts against a blue sky backdrop, while smiling and playing with her hair.—
Shad Powers,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Feeling understood is comforting, but leadership asks something different from us.—
Jonathan Alpert OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Federal officials have sent a letter that orders the corporate owner in the public-private partnership at Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex to bring an engineer on site, restore the powerhouse operations and provide an assessment of the conditions.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, supreme commander of the Luftwaffe, Hitler’s second in command, and the highest-ranking surviving Nazi leader, steps out of the car, stands at attention to announce his surrender, and orders the soldiers to carry his bags.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Enjoins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoins. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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