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prohibitionist

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Definition of prohibitionistnext
as in dry

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Recent Examples of prohibitionist Build Guardrails Before You Press Record Walker’s advice is pragmatic, not prohibitionist. — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Despite chang’s antiquity, Tibetans have their share of teetotalers and prohibitionists. — Geoff Childs, The Conversation, 1 May 2026 Yet just as humans seem inherently inclined to imbibe addictive substances, so too are governments inclined to embrace this prohibitionist mentality at every opportunity. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026 Rather than celebrate, prohibitionists demand more restrictions, more penalties, more stigma. — Martin Cullip, Boston Herald, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prohibitionist
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  1. teetotaler
  2. abstainer
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  • Suddenly, she could be seen hanging with fellow teetotaler Andy Warhol in New York nightclubs.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • An entire list of creative alcohol-free beverages for the teetotalers among us.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026
Definition of teetotaler
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  • Strikingly, this came at the expense of the time workers spent on highly focused, uninterrupted work, which fell by 9 percent for AI users, and stayed the same for AI abstainers.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Heavier drinkers had higher mortality than lighter drinkers, but the study excluded lifelong abstainers — many of whom stop drinking because of illness or medication use.
    — Robert M. Kaplan, STAT, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of abstainer

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“Prohibitionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitionist. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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