1
as in denies
to declare not to be true
disallowing the philosophical concept of free will
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2
as in refuses
to be unwilling to grant
disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial
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Recent Examples of disallows
If securitization bonds are issued, funds collected from customers to repay those bonds are refunded if the commission determines the utility acted imprudently and disallows cost recovery.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Most recently, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act disallows pending ERC claims submitted after January 31, 2024, for the third and fourth quarter of 2021.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Most recently, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act disallows pending ERC claims submitted after January 31, 2024, for the third and fourth quarter of 2021.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disallows
Verb
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Court denies Brad Raffensperger’s legal challenge.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Reyna’s lawyer, Theodore Batsakis, said his client denies killing Villalba but declined to comment further.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Many of Cure’s products are imported—German beer, French cheese and Spanish Marcona almonds, which Bodenheimer refuses to substitute.—
Irene Adeline Milanez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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But Ellison refuses to go away.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Hemingway rejects the idea that one thing can explain another.—
Akhil Sharma,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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Kaiser flatly rejects the notion that the strike is about anything other than reimbursement.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Using rolling peaks, which measure declines from the most recent market high rather than calendar periods, the S & P 500 has gone 185 days without a 10% drawdown, a stretch that, by itself, does not signal an imminent correction.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Calls for repeal come with leaders of Balboa Park museums and other organizations saying that declines in park visits have ranged from 20% to more than 50% and that overall annual revenue could drop by $20 million to $30 million.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The clear video evidence starkly refutes the party line.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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That statement alone refutes claims that IHRA is meant to silence debate.—
David Moore,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Disallows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallows. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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