as in prohibitions
an order that something not be done or used
a strongly worded proscription against smoking indoors
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Recent Examples of proscriptions
There’s something disturbing about these proscriptions, which is why both Kalmey and Miola identify them as critical.
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JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proscriptions
Noun
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Schomburg spent his life defying these prohibitions and erasures.—
Laura E. Helton,
Literary Hub,
20 Apr. 2026
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The injunction would bar Amazon from communicating with its vendors about the prices of its products on other online sites, among other prohibitions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Even though strict immigration quotas and bans became the law of the land in 1924, the issue persisted as babies born prior to passage of the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act came of age into the 1930s.—
Lawrence Glickman,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, the practice exists in a legal gray area, with sellers facing potential bans due to Etsy's policy on metaphysical services.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Proscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscriptions. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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