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
Jackson’s dissent also raises difficult line-drawing problems, such as the validity of less controversial potential prohibitions, such as those on encouraging a patient to smoke or to take their own life.
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Kevin Cope, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
If the goal is truly to protect consumers, the solution does not lie in reducing the visibility of the legal market through federal prohibitions, but rather in avoiding excessive intervention.
—Cláudia Nunes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The major ruling casts doubt on similar prohibitions in 30 states.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2026
High demand and prohibitions on manufacturing or consuming a good or service makes providing said good or service highly profitable.
—Abigail R. Hall, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
There is also a more fundamental reason for prohibitions on living people appearing on currency that is rooted in the origin story of the United States and the Founding Fathers’ distaste for royal traditions.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
In the dusty foothills, there are parking restrictions within a half mile in every direction of the Guthrie house, with A-frame stands warning the Pima County Sheriff’s Department will strictly enforce the prohibitions.
—Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Because college football players can’t unionize and bargain rules, anti-tampering and other prohibitions aren’t exempt from antitrust scrutiny and can be challenged as unreasonable restraints on trade and price-fixing schemes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The bill also forbids police departments from sharing data with any network that doesn’t follow the same prohibitions and confines data sharing to Connecticut agencies and agencies in New York, Rhode Island or Massachusetts that agree to abide by the same restrictions.
—Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Kevin Cope, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
If the goal is truly to protect consumers, the solution does not lie in reducing the visibility of the legal market through federal prohibitions, but rather in avoiding excessive intervention.
—Cláudia Nunes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The major ruling casts doubt on similar prohibitions in 30 states.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2026
High demand and prohibitions on manufacturing or consuming a good or service makes providing said good or service highly profitable.
—Abigail R. Hall, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
There is also a more fundamental reason for prohibitions on living people appearing on currency that is rooted in the origin story of the United States and the Founding Fathers’ distaste for royal traditions.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
In the dusty foothills, there are parking restrictions within a half mile in every direction of the Guthrie house, with A-frame stands warning the Pima County Sheriff’s Department will strictly enforce the prohibitions.
—Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Because college football players can’t unionize and bargain rules, anti-tampering and other prohibitions aren’t exempt from antitrust scrutiny and can be challenged as unreasonable restraints on trade and price-fixing schemes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The bill also forbids police departments from sharing data with any network that doesn’t follow the same prohibitions and confines data sharing to Connecticut agencies and agencies in New York, Rhode Island or Massachusetts that agree to abide by the same restrictions.
—Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitions
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Voters were also in favor of keeping phones out of classrooms, with 79% of respondents approving of cellphone bans in K-12 classrooms, CPI said.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Anticipating global shortages, both Russia and China have already instituted export bans of certain fertilizers to help ensure ample domestic supplies.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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There’s something disturbing about these proscriptions, which is why both Kalmey and Miola identify them as critical.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Prohibitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitions. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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