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prohibiting

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verb

present participle of prohibit

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Recent Examples of prohibiting
Verb
Smith, who is now winding down both his cases against the president-elect due to a longstanding Department of Justice policy prohibiting the prosecution of a sitting president, has not provided any details about the contents of his report. Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025 That has prompted states including Colorado, New York and California to enact legislation prohibiting medical debt from being included on residents' credit reports or factored into their credit scores. Noam Levey, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025 The new bill spearheaded by Democrats is aimed at building upon existing gun laws by prohibiting the sale, manufacture or purchase of semiautomatic weapons that use detachable magazines. Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025 The representative is also behind a bill prohibiting state physicians from knowingly providing gender transition procedures to those under the age of 18. Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025 School rules on gender In a first nationally, California will start enforcing a law prohibiting school districts from adopting policies that require staff to notify parents whose children change their gender identification at school. David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024 And the Act mitigates those threats not by imposing any restriction on speech, but instead by prohibiting a foreign adversary from controlling the platform. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2024 Previously, digital assets were classified as intangible assets, which forced companies to write down impaired holdings while prohibiting the recognition of unrealized gains. Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 On Saturday, the union announced the stop work order, prohibiting members from business with The Matrix franchise and Mad Max Fury Road banner under Working Rule 8. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibiting
Verb
  • States should get serious about forbidding, rather than replacing, structures in seriously flood-prone locales like some barrier islands in Florida or the banks of North Carolina’s French Broad River.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Numerous other states have approved legislation forbidding PFAS in certain product categories, rather than instituting bans across the board.
    Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There is no prohibition against the Heat trading the 2025 first-round pick received from the Warriors.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Other bills introduced in Congress thus far have called for the prohibition of tax deductions or credits for marijuana businesses to continue, regardless of whether it is rescheduled.
    Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2025

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“Prohibiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibiting. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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