prohibitions

plural of prohibition

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prohibitions 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 Daley was released from custody under GPS monitoring and prohibitions against possessing firearms or consuming alcohol, a spokesperson for federal prosecutors said. Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 13 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
  • Book bans are targeting trans authors in conservative states, eradicating their work from curricula and library circulation.
    Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Some private businesses are placing bans on the devices altogether.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Prohibitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitions. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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