as in to forbid
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 prohibit
Florida’s Constitution prohibits partisan gerrymandering.
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Allyson Meyers, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
The bills come on the heels of legislation passed last year that sought to limit immigration enforcement at health care facilities, including by prohibiting medical establishments from allowing federal agents without a valid search warrant or court order into private areas.
—Claudia Boyd Barrett, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
His lawyers argue that nothing in federal law or the EPA’s regulations prohibits Monsanto from adding a cancer warning to its labels.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
That summer, his brother filed a petition for an injunction prohibiting him from coming near him or his home.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Allyson Meyers, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
The bills come on the heels of legislation passed last year that sought to limit immigration enforcement at health care facilities, including by prohibiting medical establishments from allowing federal agents without a valid search warrant or court order into private areas.
—Claudia Boyd Barrett, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
His lawyers argue that nothing in federal law or the EPA’s regulations prohibits Monsanto from adding a cancer warning to its labels.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
That summer, his brother filed a petition for an injunction prohibiting him from coming near him or his home.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibit
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The proposal would burden doctors with giving parents a highly detailed consent statement to be prepared by boards of medicine and osteopathic medicine, and forbid health authorities to order vaccinations during outbreaks of familiar or new deadly diseases.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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As far as forbidding a hairstyle in general goes, Silva sort of gets it.—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Emerald Necklace Conservancy and a group of park neighbors suing the city to try to block the project have also argued that alcohol should be banned at the facility.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Racing’s indignation over that, as well as that of anger in the general public, prompted the formation by Congress of a bill that would ban the slaughter of horses in the United States.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Polyamory is nothing new in California, and certainly not in Oakland, which in 2024 became the first city in the state to outlaw discrimination based on family structure — a move meant in part to protect multiple partners’ rights to manage a medical emergency in the hospital.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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On the other hand, Germany, Austria and Italy are among the EU members that outlawed its use.—
Vladimir Isachenkov,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Prohibit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibit. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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