as in prohibited
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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
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Luis Diaz also had two goals disallowed in the space of two minutes, when there were 10 minutes left to play.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Iran appeared to score in the 26th minute off a free kick, only for the goal to be disallowed after a video review determined scorer Mehdi Taremi was offside.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
However, the goal was disallowed by the referee and Germany eventually defeated England 4–1.
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Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Austria eventually emerged with a 3-1 win Tuesday night over first-time World Cup participant Jordan, but only after late-game drama, including a go-ahead goal disallowed by a video review, an own-goal by Jordan, then Marko Arnautovic’s successful penalty kick 12 minutes into extra time.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Tosi disallowed the challenge and appeared to explain to Pirates manager Don Kelly why it wasn’t granted.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
The sheriff sued Robinson after 93 claims for payment by the sheriff were disallowed by Robinson.
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Arkansas Online,
29 May 2026
Are state-level laws going to create an inconsistent patchwork of what’s allowable versus what’s disallowed?
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
The Ecuadorian side immediately felt the goal should’ve been disallowed due to German midfielder Aleksander Pavlovic’s high boot that struck a player in the head.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Luis Diaz also had two goals disallowed in the space of two minutes, when there were 10 minutes left to play.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Iran appeared to score in the 26th minute off a free kick, only for the goal to be disallowed after a video review determined scorer Mehdi Taremi was offside.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
However, the goal was disallowed by the referee and Germany eventually defeated England 4–1.
—
Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Austria eventually emerged with a 3-1 win Tuesday night over first-time World Cup participant Jordan, but only after late-game drama, including a go-ahead goal disallowed by a video review, an own-goal by Jordan, then Marko Arnautovic’s successful penalty kick 12 minutes into extra time.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Tosi disallowed the challenge and appeared to explain to Pirates manager Don Kelly why it wasn’t granted.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
The sheriff sued Robinson after 93 claims for payment by the sheriff were disallowed by Robinson.
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Arkansas Online,
29 May 2026
Are state-level laws going to create an inconsistent patchwork of what’s allowable versus what’s disallowed?
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 May 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.
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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.
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Then multiple states filed lawsuits alleging the agency failed to conduct proper environmental reviews, which DHS denied.
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The band had been denied the opportunity to perform during Haiti’s pre-World Cup friendly against Peru, despite the presence of a Peruvian band.
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It was flatly refused by the Newsom administration.
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When Randazzo refused, Holston shot him in the back of the head.
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More recently, mathematicians have been able to adapt Erdős’ method to get better estimates of Ramsey numbers where the forbidden cliques differ vastly in size.
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And thank God for that, because forbidden love is my favorite type of drama to watch on Love Island.
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Indigenous groups protested the last time Mount Rushmore hosted a fireworks display, and former President Joe Biden's administration rejected subsequent attempts to have fireworks at the national monument.
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Judge Sullivan rejected the DOJ's arguments against releasing the materials and concluded that the Public Integrity Project, a public interest law firm, demonstrated that independent journalist Katie Phang was harmed by the materials being withheld.
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District officials declined to provide the correspondence with Carvalho, instead assigning the request to the district’s Public Records Act unit, where some requests for records have taken years to resolve.
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The public prosecutor’s office declined to comment on the case when reached by CNN.
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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.
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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.
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Though then-Bucks coach Doc Rivers refuted that report, Antetokounmpo acknowledged that the offseason was a time when temptation could be very real for him.
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After her daughter's murder, Franchetti began a grassroots movement to rewrite family court law, but the legislation was held up by legal language that might have greenlighted hearsay allegations or the potential for false claims that couldn't be refuted.
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“Disallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallowed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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