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Recent Examples of prohibitive
The restaurant looked into installing a new filtration system, but the cost — upwards of $100,000 — was prohibitive, Liao said.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The cost of treatment can also be prohibitive for people who are uninsured or underinsured.
—Evan MacDonald, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Even if parents can find child care, its high cost can be prohibitive, sometimes leading to young parents with low-paying jobs leaving the workforce.
—Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
In heavily Democratic Illinois, where the last Republican elected to the Senate was Mark Kirk in 2010 and the GOP’s last statewide victory came in 2014, the Democratic nominee is the prohibitive favorite in November to replace Durbin following a 30-year tenure in the Senate.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The cost of treatment can also be prohibitive for people who are uninsured or underinsured.
—Evan MacDonald, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Even if parents can find child care, its high cost can be prohibitive, sometimes leading to young parents with low-paying jobs leaving the workforce.
—Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
In heavily Democratic Illinois, where the last Republican elected to the Senate was Mark Kirk in 2010 and the GOP’s last statewide victory came in 2014, the Democratic nominee is the prohibitive favorite in November to replace Durbin following a 30-year tenure in the Senate.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
Adjective
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During the pandemic, compounders charged exorbitant prices for ivermectin, even after the drug proved ineffective against COVID-19.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Predicting the negative consequences of exorbitant and rapid minimum wage hikes isn’t one of them.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Chicago residents must not be subject to unreasonable searches and seizures.—
Tracy Baim,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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As in Williams’ case, attorneys argued that a sweep had violated the plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment rights protecting them from unreasonable search and seizure, as well as their 14th Amendment right to due process.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Struggling homeowners who used the program to skip some mortgage payments suddenly had to pay those payments back all at once — an unaffordable burden for many of them.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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Housing, food, utility, health care, and education costs are climbing to a level deemed unaffordable by as much as 80% of Americans.—
Jacob Walthour,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Were there various reasons for cancellation or has Hawaii become too expensive?—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Dinner was a delicate salad that Joan had made from thirty-seven dollars’ worth of farmers’-market produce, and a fresh pasta from an extraordinarily expensive local business that the residents of the Lower Haight enthusiastically supported.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The lower end of the market will be hardest hit, IDC said, as sub-$100 smartphones become uneconomical, meaning shipments to developing countries will fall the most.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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The unit has become uneconomical to run, its owners said, and the cost of compelling it to remain online will ultimately fall on ratepayers in the area.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Spring is an ideal time for home maintenance to prevent costly future problems.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The extra runs proved costly, because the Angels cashed in their free runner on a Jorge Soler sacrifice fly but got nothing else.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Near a lookout offering sweeping views, Gerhardt Konig, 47 — upset about his wife's relationship with a coworker — tried to push her off the steep trail, bashed her head with a rock and attempted to stab her with a syringe, prosecutors said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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There is a steep drop-off from around the top 150; for players in that region, life on tour can be a matter of just breaking even.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Luxury is synonymous now with first class airport lounges and overpriced, hard-to-get handbags.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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At Free Eden, a Dallas mall boutique, four young women sell overpriced clothes, burn sage and run a secret after-hours coven.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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