as in banning
the act of ordering that something not be done or used
not surprisingly, the prohibiting of the use of cell phones proved to be unpopular with patients visiting the doctor
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as in forbidding
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
the city prohibits swimming in the lake after dark
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Recent Examples of prohibiting
Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
For everyday visitors, this means the government is not restricting or prohibiting travel and isn't discouraging travelers from visiting.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
He's championed causes on the political right, such as prohibiting federal funding for gender-affirming care, while being praised by the National Rifle Association.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Weeks after Kansas lawmakers passed a bill prohibiting transgender individuals from using restrooms and changing rooms consistent with their gender identity, Missouri lawmakers are pursuing their own version of the legislation.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
In 2024, more than 11,000 creative professionals signed an open letter calling for prohibiting using human art to train artificial intelligence without permission.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Last month, a federal judge struck down a California law prohibiting federal agents from wearing masks.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Lago, who said he’s done over a dozen ride-alongs with Gables and Miami police and Fernandez Rundle’s office on anti-trafficking stints through the years, was behind a 2016 law prohibiting hourly rates at motels and hotels that was meant to curb trafficking, prostitution and drug dealing.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, the Maryland Senate approved a state bill prohibiting all law enforcement officers, including federal agency, from wearing face coverings in most situations.
—Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
Under that program, San Diego County adopted an ordinance prohibiting children under age 12 from operating Class 1 or Class 2 e-bikes.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
For everyday visitors, this means the government is not restricting or prohibiting travel and isn't discouraging travelers from visiting.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
He's championed causes on the political right, such as prohibiting federal funding for gender-affirming care, while being praised by the National Rifle Association.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Weeks after Kansas lawmakers passed a bill prohibiting transgender individuals from using restrooms and changing rooms consistent with their gender identity, Missouri lawmakers are pursuing their own version of the legislation.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
In 2024, more than 11,000 creative professionals signed an open letter calling for prohibiting using human art to train artificial intelligence without permission.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Last month, a federal judge struck down a California law prohibiting federal agents from wearing masks.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Lago, who said he’s done over a dozen ride-alongs with Gables and Miami police and Fernandez Rundle’s office on anti-trafficking stints through the years, was behind a 2016 law prohibiting hourly rates at motels and hotels that was meant to curb trafficking, prostitution and drug dealing.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, the Maryland Senate approved a state bill prohibiting all law enforcement officers, including federal agency, from wearing face coverings in most situations.
—Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibiting
Noun
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But legal protections and the banning of DDT allowed for a comeback.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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And in return for all that scurrilous effort, not a single banning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There appears to be no law expressly forbidding the use of public funds to influence voters.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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That was despite a Spanish edict forbidding Pueblo people to possess horses.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The prohibition currently keeps about 53,000 ineligible to vote in Missouri.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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The restaurant has been owned by a handful of different families who navigated world wars, prohibition, and global pandemics, moving locations just twice but always staying on Decatur Street.—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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These and other developments make this a moment of reckoning for lawmakers and wildlife officials who have repeatedly resisted outlawing vehicular killing of wildlife, or who have shied away from strengthening anti-cruelty laws.—
Wendy Keefover,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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In 1875 Congress passed a civil rights act outlawing racial discrimination, but in 1883 the US Supreme Court invalidated the law.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Prohibiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibiting. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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