as in prohibiting
the act of ordering that something not be done or used
the interdicting against bullying at school, along with stiff penalties, was long overdue
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as in forbidding
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
the state legislature moved to interdict the use of radar-detection devices by motorists
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as in intercepting
to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course
federal agents are able to interdict only a small percentage of the narcotic shipments into the country
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Recent Examples of interdicting
Ryan Lucas, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
Warner said, nodding to the typical practice of interdicting boats suspected of ferrying drugs rather than blowing them up.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
These officials said blowing up boats instead of interdicting them will have a compound effect over time on the quality of intelligence.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
Warner said, nodding to the typical practice of interdicting boats suspected of ferrying drugs rather than blowing them up.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interdicting
Verb
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Ceisler has also signed an order prohibiting sheriff's officers from asking residents about their immigration status.—
Josh Sanders,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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In California, the state Legislature passed bills prohibiting immigration officers from wearing masks and requiring them to display identification during operations.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
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On the farthest rung of awfulness, the New York Jets became the first team in NFL history to go an entire season without intercepting a pass.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Jan. 2026
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Green Bay won the first meeting between these two, intercepting Bears quarterback Caleb Williams on a late fourth down to preserve a 28-21 victory.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
5 Jan. 2026
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Mobility devices used by people with physical limitations, however, are exempt from any prohibition in Burleson parks.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2026
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Thirty years after prohibition, Marilyn Monroe proved that flappers would always be cool.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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But the pastor seems to know that merely forbidding corpse-killing is not enough to stop it.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Nora goes on to wonder how Agnes turned out stable in such a forbidding household.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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The peregrine falcon faced near-extinction in the UK in the 1950s before it was rescued by the banning of the pesticide DDT and stronger legal reinforcements.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
8 Jan. 2026
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One is about conversion therapy, and the other is about the banning of transgender athletes.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
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In 2022, Maui County broadened the statewide ban one step further by outlawing non-mineral sunscreens from Maui, Lanai and Molokai.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Dec. 2025
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Set in 1878 Japan, Last Samurai Standing takes place in the post-feudal period when the few remaining samurai have become personas non grata, with a rapidly modernizing Japanese society shunning the once great warriors, and outlawing their swords.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Nov. 2025
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“Interdicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdicting. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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