1
as in denying
to declare not to be true
disallowing the philosophical concept of free will
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2
as in refusing
to be unwilling to grant
disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial
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Recent Examples of disallowing
The Florida fans erupted before realizing the play had been called offsides, disallowing the goal.
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Amaia Gavica, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
According to Sempra’s annual 10-K report submitted to the SEC, the much lower profit number was mostly due to the California Public Utilities Commission disallowing $432 million in collections from SDG&E as part of the utility’s 2024 General Rate Case.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
If Vrabel wants to establish a winning culture, that means reinforcing certain habits and attitudes and disallowing others.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
After a vigorous lobbying campaign, Congress adopted a half measure, disallowing sales taxes but retaining the deductibility of other subnational levies.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Amaia Gavica, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
According to Sempra’s annual 10-K report submitted to the SEC, the much lower profit number was mostly due to the California Public Utilities Commission disallowing $432 million in collections from SDG&E as part of the utility’s 2024 General Rate Case.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
If Vrabel wants to establish a winning culture, that means reinforcing certain habits and attitudes and disallowing others.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
After a vigorous lobbying campaign, Congress adopted a half measure, disallowing sales taxes but retaining the deductibility of other subnational levies.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disallowing
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In Uthmeier’s mind, the world is unfairly denying white men careers as head coaches and coffeehouse baristas.—
Scott Maxwell,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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In effectively denying the zoning measures sought by the county, the planning board on Wednesday reversed course on a previous 2018 approval by the same body, though with some different members, of essentially the same county plan.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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Strickland then mocked Chimaev for refusing to fight in the parking lot.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Baldoni later accused a trio of other insurers of breach of contract for refusing to cover litigation costs.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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Washington and some other states, however, started rejecting licensure applicants or revoking nurses with diplomas from those schools even before the investigation was made public.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Some families are also rejecting the eye ointment.—
Duaa Eldeib,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Bass defended her administration’s handling of homelessness, pointing to declining homelessness counts and the city’s Inside Safe program, while criticizing Raman’s record on police hiring and past votes against some encampment enforcement measures near schools and other sensitive sites.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Poverty, lack of transportation to school and mental health struggles contribute to absenteeism and declining enrollment across San Diego County.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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That’s not refuting the secrecy.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Amidst the other claims, this one has hit hard at Beast Industries, and the company got quite personal in refuting it.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Disallowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallowing. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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