disfranchising

present participle of disfranchise

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Verb
  • Led by scientists at Rice University in Houston, the study suggests Jupiter's early growth cut off the flow of gas and dust toward the inner solar system, preventing the material that would one day form Earth, Venus and Mars from spiraling into the sun.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Breaking up or obscuring the reflection makes the glass visible to birds, preventing them from hitting your windows.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The company reported earnings per share of 71 cents per share, excluding certain items, above the 53 cents per share expected by FactSet.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • His Cleveland recordings of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and Dvořák rank with the best of the modern era, their transparency and elegance never excluding vigor and warmth.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Martinez was charged in federal court with forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer.
    Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Martinez has been indicted by a grand jury and has pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against her, including assaulting, resisting, and impeding officers.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Brockman was released without charges – either for obstructing justice or assault – after about seven hours of detention, according to her attorneys.
    Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The Department of Justice has encouraged agents to arrest anyone interfering with immigration operations, twice ordering law enforcement to prioritize cases of those suspected of obstructing, interfering with or assaulting immigration officials.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their influence led to Trump’s executive order banning biological males from competing in women's sports.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This year alone, Sarah Jessica Parker is executive producing a doc on librarians fighting book banning, The Librarians, which her production company joined during its search for funding.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As military spending crowds out productive investments, hindering growth and innovation, Russia continues to rapidly exhaust its reserves, with only about $50 billion in liquid assets left, and the budget runs a 2% GDP deficit.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Mounting debt has been hindering savings for many Americans.
    Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Trump is attacking immigration at both ends of spectrum, deporting low-wage laborers and discouraging skilled foreigners from bringing their talents to the United States.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In many faith traditions, mental health can be a stigmatized topic, discouraging open dialogue for those struggling with issues like depression or anxiety.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Disfranchising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfranchising. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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