disfranchising

Definition of disfranchisingnext
present participle of disfranchise

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfranchising
Verb
  • Even worse, that money was supposed to go toward preventing and reversing drug overdoses amid an ongoing opioid epidemic.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Some lawmakers view Trump’s order skeptically at best, noting the administration has been removing guardrails, and preventing others from erecting them, to an extreme degree.
    Darius Tahir, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The company sees earnings of 71 cents per share excluding some items for the first quarter.
    Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The season of prayer lasts 40 days, excluding Sundays, and ends on Holy Thursday (April 2).
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Dozens of felony cases against protesters accused of assaulting or impeding federal officers have also crumbled.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Dozens of felony cases against protesters accused of assaulting or impeding federal officers have also crumbled.
    Jack Brook, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • His list of charges now includes resisting, delaying, and obstructing an officer and identity theft in Lee County, officials said.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Last month, Yoon was sentenced to five years in prison for obstructing authorities trying to detain him, abuse of power and fabricating a document.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • While in Congress, Harder has advocated for banning corporate political action committees and has opposed the Delta Tunnel project.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Proponents of banning major firms from buying single-family homes, many of whom are on the Left and populist Right, argue that those investors are crowding the market for homebuyers.
    Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The law classifies these crimes as heinous, prohibiting bail, amnesty or pardon, and hindering the progression of sentences for members of criminal factions.
    Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Exilus and Walker, meanwhile face an additional charge of third-degree hindering the apprehension of another, Santiago said.
    Jessica Schladebeck, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Authorities are increasingly denying detainees access to legal counsel and often holding them for days or weeks before allowing any phone calls to family.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Decades later, Faraci cooperated with Modrowski’s lawyer during the post-conviction proceedings and submitted two affidavits in 2019 and 2011 denying Modrowski was involved, court records show.
    Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps the solution is as simple as Miss Manners issuing a polite, but stern, PSA or a witty bon mot discouraging this practice.
    Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The networks told producers to return when it had been made, in part due to the economic climate discouraging buying.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Disfranchising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfranchising. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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