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
If Vrabel wants to establish a winning culture, that means reinforcing certain habits and attitudes and disallowing others.
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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
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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The prince also accused his father of cutting him off financially, and Meghan said the royals discussed denying their children prince and princess titles and police protection.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Democrats are using their only point of leverage in the minority — denying the GOP enough votes to advance the stopgap funding bill passed by the House — as a way to force a debate about expiring health care subsidies.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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One person was arrested after blocking the roadway and refusing to move their vehicle, Lee said, adding that the person was later transported for medical reasons but remains subject to arrest.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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In August 2023, the airline apologized to two passengers who were escorted off a plane after refusing to sit in a soiled seat.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins did approve the group's referendum petition this week after initially rejecting it.—
Savannah Hawley-Bates,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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Miller says that rejecting God, as philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche warned, ultimately leads to rejecting the value of human life.—
Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Screening is key Across all ages, colorectal cancer cases and related deaths in the US have been declining for decades, Ng said, attributing that success to improvements in treatment and public health efforts to promote screening.—
Andrea Kane,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Many consumers have started to turn their backs on luxury goods; fed up with a lack of ingenuity, skyrocketing daily expenses, and arguably declining quality, shoppers are thinking twice before splurging on designer items.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Michaels took to her Instagram days after the release of Fit for TV to post a series of screenshots of text chains, email threads, and other pieces of documentation refuting or otherwise complicating each claim leveled at her.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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Health experts and medical organizations are refuting claims of a link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Disallowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallowing. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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