as in bans
an order that something not be done or used
the school issued a prohibition against wearing clothing with obscene and provocative slogans
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Recent Examples of prohibitions
As a sign of the effort’s feasibility, the statement points to similar international resolutions that established red lines in other dangerous arenas, like prohibitions on biological weapons or ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
State Representative Devin Carney, a Republican, led the bill's introduction, having noticed Connecticut stood apart from more than 30 states that already had similar prohibitions.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The Senate bill, meanwhile rescinds prohibitions on the military’s ability to purchase cookware, carpets and rugs that contain two of the most toxic types of forever chemicals.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
Then-Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and medical-marijuana patients filed the lawsuit in 2022 challenging the prohibitions.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Annabel Rothschild, an assistant professor of computer science at Bard College, said she’s found that blanket rules and prohibitions have been less effective than a personal address and appeal to social responsibility.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2025
Liston explained that people have not had much regard for the fact ebikes have had prohibitions in Morton Grove for years.
—Alan Kozeluh, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The move echoed prohibitions in some other cities worldwide, including Paris, France, where a ban was overwhelmingly approved in April 2023.
—CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
The prohibitions on direct car sales date back to the early days of the automobile and fears that the big American car companies would become too vertically integrated.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Jared Perlo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
State Representative Devin Carney, a Republican, led the bill's introduction, having noticed Connecticut stood apart from more than 30 states that already had similar prohibitions.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The Senate bill, meanwhile rescinds prohibitions on the military’s ability to purchase cookware, carpets and rugs that contain two of the most toxic types of forever chemicals.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
Then-Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and medical-marijuana patients filed the lawsuit in 2022 challenging the prohibitions.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Annabel Rothschild, an assistant professor of computer science at Bard College, said she’s found that blanket rules and prohibitions have been less effective than a personal address and appeal to social responsibility.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2025
Liston explained that people have not had much regard for the fact ebikes have had prohibitions in Morton Grove for years.
—Alan Kozeluh, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The move echoed prohibitions in some other cities worldwide, including Paris, France, where a ban was overwhelmingly approved in April 2023.
—CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
The prohibitions on direct car sales date back to the early days of the automobile and fears that the big American car companies would become too vertically integrated.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitions
bans
Noun
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In Putin-era Russia, the takeover of NTV, and similar cases of state encroachment in the media, eventually led to a culture of self-censorship, in which outright bans or other repressive measures were relatively rare.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Kneecap have opposed both bans.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Prohibitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitions. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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