interdicting 1 of 2

interdicting

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verb

present participle of interdict

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interdicting
Verb
  • The European Union is now prohibiting the use of a key chemical ingredient in some gel nail polishes and other cosmetic products.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Michigan House moved forward with a vote on Tisdel's more restrictive plan, banning elementary and middle school students from using cellphones during the school day and prohibiting high school students from using cellphones in class.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The reserves on defense held their own as well, with true freshman Bryce Fitzgerald intercepting a fourth-down pass in the end zone in the fourth quarter to highlight their efforts.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Cole Margets led Bonita Vista (0-3), intercepting a pass and returning it 85 yards.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Students see the subject itself as inherently forbidding because of its abstract nature.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Reuters — Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament passed legislation outlawing conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, introducing fines, prison sentences and sanctions for persons convicted, its justice minister said.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This too is about students wanting to feel welcome–in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision outlawing affirmative action in admissions, applications to historically Black colleges like Howard University (#383) surged.
    Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Interdicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdicting. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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