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as in demanded
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers
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as in instructed
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor
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as in prohibited
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life
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Recent Examples of enjoined
The judge also permanently enjoined all federal officials from enforcing the order against the Texas law firm.
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Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
That's now been enjoined, blocked by three different federal courts.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
The settlement agreement will end the SAVE plan, but would allow certain deferment and forbearance periods that are currently enjoined to count again toward student loan forgiveness.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
On September 24, Judge Smith permanently enjoined DHS from enforcing broad new immigration compliance conditions on a wide range of preparedness grants, ruling the agency had exceeded its statutory authority and failed to justify departing from longstanding grant practices.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Under the law permanently enjoined by the court, even sharing a website would be a crime, an obvious violation of the First Amendment.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
That's now been enjoined, blocked by three different federal courts.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
The settlement agreement will end the SAVE plan, but would allow certain deferment and forbearance periods that are currently enjoined to count again toward student loan forgiveness.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
On September 24, Judge Smith permanently enjoined DHS from enforcing broad new immigration compliance conditions on a wide range of preparedness grants, ruling the agency had exceeded its statutory authority and failed to justify departing from longstanding grant practices.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Under the law permanently enjoined by the court, even sharing a website would be a crime, an obvious violation of the First Amendment.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enjoined
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Activists Salomé García, who focuses on publicizing the plight of political prisoners in Cuba, and Norges Rodríguez, director of YucaByte, which covers censorship and violations of the right to information in Cuba, also demanded that right at the press conference.—
Sarah Moreno
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Iza held the victim at gunpoint and demanded the business partner transfer money to him — which the business partner did later that day, documents filed in Los Angeles federal court show.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Martinez alleged in the lawsuit that one city official instructed him to withhold information from the FAA about the developer receiving the property and instead inform the FAA only that the city and airport were swapping the land.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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When her handler Beth Traynham instructed her to search, Chelly moved quickly and confidently toward a camouflage tarp in the center of the field.—
Liz Teitz,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The boards have been criticized in the past for allowing officers to remain with the department even when they are prohibited from handling evidence or working in the field due to concerns about trustworthiness.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Using obscene or abusive language Any use of profanity, insults or abusive language is prohibited under the FDCPA.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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This reduces long setup times typically required for brain-computer interfaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Want your potato chips to channel onion dip flavors—no dip required?—
Anna Hezel,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Mar. 2026
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Justin Ward, 34, of Lombard, was ordered held pending trial at a Saturday hearing.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The judge ordered her to have a C-section, and doctors wheeled her into surgery.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Then in May, Iranian authorities stopped him at the airport, seized his passport and forbade him from leaving the country.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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One royal expert alleged that Markle requested to wear the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara, but Queen Elizabeth II forbade it.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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The crews requested help from Animal Control to help the cats and take them to facilities for further treatment.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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It was rescheduled for April 3, but at some point, there was a surprise hearing with a judge, and there Feng requested voluntary departure.—
Imelda García,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Over his generous pours of cheap beer and dive-bar cocktails, aging All-Americans and national champions told stories about their old coach, mixing in laughs with the occasional Holtz imitation.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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There have been no updates in the investigation, Dalton Samek told the Star-Telegram on Sunday, March 15.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Enjoined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoined. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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