as in prohibiting
the act of ordering that something not be done or used
the enjoining of the use of all tobacco products by the director of the baseball camp
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1
as in demanding
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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2
as in instructing
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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3
as in forbidding
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 Synonyms for enjoining
Verb
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The show's return comes after fans were demanding new episodes following the conclusion of Season 1.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025 -
Both levels are far above EU rules demanding that individual members’ deficits should not exceed 3% of GDP, while their public debt should not surpass 60% of economic output.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Waving a magic wand and instructing a client to avoid AI at all costs, well, that could be a costly endeavor to the person and potentially a near impossibility.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The governor said that her administration has issued a bulletin to the state’s health insurers instructing them to continue to provide insurance coverage for vaccines recommended by the Department of Public Health and not just those approved by the CDC.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, Vail passed an ordinance prohibiting delivery trucks from entering Vail Village and Lionshead Village, to make those areas friendlier to pedestrians.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even if Florida’s law prohibiting open carry were nullified, state law still bars people from carrying firearms in any capacity to certain places, including police stations, courthouses, polling places and college campuses.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Aleks’s grandfather lived in the Soviet Union at a time when a pseudo-prohibition was in place.—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ferguson, one of two Republican commissioners on the FTC at the time, voted against the rule, arguing that the FTC lacked the authority to issue a nationwide prohibition on a centuries-old business practice.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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The judge granted a preliminary injunction requiring the Federal Reserve to allow Cook to continue serving on its board of governors for now.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But running an unexpected special election tests the strength of these traditions, requiring election officials to recruit creatively – and fast – because the arrangements aren’t already accounted for in existing contracts.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An English menu makes ordering easy.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Pocketalk's Miller believes that the potential of the technology goes far beyond a tourist ordering a glass of wine in France.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Students see the subject itself as inherently forbidding because of its abstract nature.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
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The bare walls of the mazelike environment constructed by William Cordova in the art center’s main space may seem forbidding at first.—
Douglas Markowitz,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The brothers argue that the banning of their accounts amounts to a breach of contract and caused substantial financial losses, bringing a dozen claims against both Meta and TikTok.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
19 Aug. 2025
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Schlep concedes to being relatively powerless, but says he’s been heartened by the online community’s response to his banning.—
Steven Asarch,
PC Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Enjoining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoining. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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