1
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
disallowing the philosophical concept of free will
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2
as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial
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Recent Examples of disallow
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting on efforts by right-wing activists to disallow ballots, North Carolina Democrats have introduced a bill designed to prevent votes from being tossed out based on postelection rule changes.
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Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
This is misleading because those foundations typically allow many charges to a grant that are disallowed by the NIH.
—William Stafford Noble, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
An appeals court judge has sharply criticized his colleagues for disallowing tens of thousands of votes in a crucial North Carolina election.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Sacramento is not yet enforcing a new state law that disallows a lot of parking within 20 feet of intersections, known as daylighting, to help protect pedestrians from death and serious injury.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
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Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
This is misleading because those foundations typically allow many charges to a grant that are disallowed by the NIH.
—William Stafford Noble, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
An appeals court judge has sharply criticized his colleagues for disallowing tens of thousands of votes in a crucial North Carolina election.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Sacramento is not yet enforcing a new state law that disallows a lot of parking within 20 feet of intersections, known as daylighting, to help protect pedestrians from death and serious injury.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disallow
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The state also was denied an emergency order to block Musk’s exercise of sweeping power over the federal budget.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Chemicals at the port were suspected to have fueled the explosion, but the exact cause was not clear and Iran's Defence Ministry denied international media reports that the blast may be linked to the mishandling of solid fuel used for missiles.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The suit alleges that ICE agents repeatedly refused to give VML's father her location and denied him the opportunity to speak for more than a minute to VML's mother.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Three people were arrested and accused of assaulting a taxi cab driver in Norwalk on Thursday after allegedly refusing to pay their cab fare, including one suspect whose alleged combative behavior injured a police officer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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Hours before the scheduled execution on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a final appeal by Mendoza's attorneys to stop the execution.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Guo, the spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, rejected Trump’s assertions suggesting progress toward a trade deal.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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The hospital declined to say whether Ikner was one of their patients.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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County officials declined to comment on the civil lawsuit.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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But two witnesses refuted his story, alleging Stribling tried to hide evidence.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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However reps of his team refuted the statement to Us Weekly.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Disallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallow. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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