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
Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, Southwest Airlines implemented new restrictions on lithium batteries prohibiting them from being used while inside bags.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
In late October, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released what’s known as an interpretive rule, stating that laws prohibiting medical debt reporting in 15 states are preempted by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
However, a settlement in the case reportedly included a clause prohibiting dramatization of the Chandler family that the film’s creative team was not aware of until after shooting on the project was complete, requiring the movie to be reworked, Puck reported.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Laws prohibiting married women from entering into contracts without their husbands’ permission persisted in the United States until the 1960s.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
They can also be fined for violating city rules prohibiting parking on a public street for more than 72 hours.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
State law limits how California’s 256 public cemetery districts can make money, prohibiting them from selling memorial markers or mausoleums and offering mortuary or cremation services.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Roseville Police Chief Mitch Berlin said the incident may expedite security enhancements that have been planned for the parking lot, including prohibiting parking next to the station.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Kansas City Council has approved a code change prohibiting right turns on red near schools during hours when children could be present.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, Southwest Airlines implemented new restrictions on lithium batteries prohibiting them from being used while inside bags.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
In late October, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released what’s known as an interpretive rule, stating that laws prohibiting medical debt reporting in 15 states are preempted by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
However, a settlement in the case reportedly included a clause prohibiting dramatization of the Chandler family that the film’s creative team was not aware of until after shooting on the project was complete, requiring the movie to be reworked, Puck reported.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Laws prohibiting married women from entering into contracts without their husbands’ permission persisted in the United States until the 1960s.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
They can also be fined for violating city rules prohibiting parking on a public street for more than 72 hours.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
State law limits how California’s 256 public cemetery districts can make money, prohibiting them from selling memorial markers or mausoleums and offering mortuary or cremation services.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Roseville Police Chief Mitch Berlin said the incident may expedite security enhancements that have been planned for the parking lot, including prohibiting parking next to the station.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibiting
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The district, which represents one of the fastest-growing communities in Kansas, has in recent years been roiled by controversies over mask mandates, purported book banning, the treatment of transgender students and use of a Kansans for Life video in classrooms.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Police in London urged organizers to cancel a protest against the banning of the group Palestine Action due to take place on Saturday.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The bill would limit how the money could be used, forbidding the administration from spending the funds on anything other than federal pay.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The comedy horror film revolves around Brian (Tyler Perry) forbidding his daughter Tiffany (Diamond White) from attending a frat party, which sets off a string of Halloween pranks.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Like with the ozone hole, this worry must be catalyzed into civic engagement, building a global movement that works with governments to make a prohibition on superintelligence a reality.—
Andrea Miotti,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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The prohibition means losing revenue at a time when the agency is grappling with financial constraints.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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As executive secretary of Florida’s NAACP, Moore helped the organization grow to 63 branches and 10,000 members, and register 116,000 voters — 31% of Black voting-age Floridians — in the six years after the Supreme Court’s 1944 decision outlawing white primaries.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The legislature also passed a law outlawing the use of Medicaid for gender-affirming care.—
Sarah Henry,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Prohibiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibiting. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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