disfranchising

verb

present participle of disfranchise
as in preventing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfranchising
  1. preventing
  2. excluding
  3. impeding
  4. obstructing
  5. banning
  6. hindering
  7. denying
  8. discouraging
Verb
  • Pharmaceutical giants Moderna and Merck said Wednesday that an experimental vaccine treatment has shown signs of preventing cancer from returning or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The display defied restrictions preventing Israeli participants from competing under their national flag.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of preventing
Verb
  • In response to the mass-delistings, Zillow announced new standards excluding those private listings from ever appearing on its sites.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Used across more than 32 million group trips, the appe found that the average attendee spends $410 per trip, excluding individual airfare and travel costs.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of excluding
Verb
  • Lynda Albertson, an art-crime analyst, said the works are instantly recognizable, impeding any effort to sell them through reputable channels.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Lynda Albertson, an art crime analyst, said the works are instantly recognizable, impeding any effort to sell them through reputable channels.
    — Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of impeding
Verb
  • He was charged with felony tampering, hindering apprehension for taking steps to conceal evidence and obstructing the investigation, according to a press release from Sunday's office.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Paul Robinson, the father of a student who was accused with Abbatiello of being one of the ring’s two main suppliers, is charged with felony tampering, hindering apprehension and obstructing the investigation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of obstructing
Verb
  • The settlement comes as social media companies face an avalanche of lawsuits over children’s safety and privacy and a growing number of countries are banning young kids and teens from social media apps.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The financial penalties are wide-ranging, banning nearly all US trade with Iran, blocking Iranian government assets in the country and prohibiting foreign assistance and arms sales, the report outlines.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of banning
Verb
  • The fact a majority of them belong to people who traveled from another country and the conditions of the desert itself both complicate efforts to identify remains, therefore hindering missing persons cases, experts say.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The charges are hindering proceedings by disorderly conduct, a Class A misdemeanor, and disrupting a meeting or procession, a Class B misdemeanor.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of hindering
Verb
  • The former general counsel settled for a $37,500 civil penalty without admitting or denying the allegations.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • His family publicly accused the workers' compensation system of delaying and denying needed care.
    — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of denying
Verb
  • For some, these new measures promise to weed out AI use in the classroom, whether by discouraging students from relying on LLMs or equipping professors with a foolproof method of identifying its use.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Some researchers also wondered whether therapeutic ideas about trauma and family dynamics could play a role in discouraging liberals from having kids.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of discouraging
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