as in uneconomical
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Recent Examples of prohibitive
The cost remains fairly prohibitive but many travelers are looking to experience it at a younger age.
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Caroline Eubanks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The closure of a trade loophole and prohibitive tariffs on China have upended Temu and Shein’s business model in the United States.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 6 May 2025
But the tuition—about four thousand dollars—was prohibitive.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
But the lengthy process and the high fees are prohibitive.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Eubanks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The closure of a trade loophole and prohibitive tariffs on China have upended Temu and Shein’s business model in the United States.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 6 May 2025
But the tuition—about four thousand dollars—was prohibitive.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
But the lengthy process and the high fees are prohibitive.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
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There are also steep financial repercussions for the franchise's exorbitant payroll in recent years.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Local markets offer only small amounts of vegetables at exorbitant prices.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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The vast majority of post commenters assured the OP that her feelings are completely valid and that her mother is being unreasonable.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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But leading the team to the Finals is not an unreasonable request.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
6 June 2025
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When the White House agreed in mid-May to temporarily lower tariffs on Chinese goods, Goodwin's tariff bill fell to roughly 35% — still unaffordable for her business.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Experts say the high homeless numbers in Osceola County can be traced to one primary factor: unaffordable housing.—
Debbie Daniel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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In a video shared to TikTok on May 19, content creator Mister Lewis visits the restaurant and asks what the most expensive cocktail is.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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Funding Litigation Through Philanthropy Legal advocacy is expensive.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The rapidly dropping cost of inference means that use cases that are uneconomic today may not be six to 12 months in the future.—
Jeffrey Hammond,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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High level indicators of risk include goods being received from unusually complex or apparently uneconomic supply routes, for example, regular supplies of UK produced goods that have been exported from the UK and then re-imported.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Maurice felt bad for Nosek over his costly mistake, noting his line had been instrumental in the previous series win over Toronto.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Try to process what is happening to avoid costly mistakes.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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Eight years ago, Hurricane Harvey barreled in off the Gulf of Mexico and lingered, pouring four days of rain over the city of Houston. Unlike North Carolina's steep mountains, Houston is low, barely rising above sea level.—
Laura Sullivan,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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In contrast, late adopters face higher opportunity costs, slower innovation cycles, and steeper learning curves.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Yet brokers and renters say privately that the volatility in the stock market and economic uncertainty sparked by the ever-changing tariff landscape has made some affluent renters and even some buyers hold off on a pricey Hamptons vacation this summer.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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The incident demonstrates how the pricey RTX 5090 is a target for fraudsters, although supply chain-level scams are rare.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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