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Recent Examples of prohibitive
Still, this is clearly a great draw for Alabama, which is the prohibitive favorite to advance.
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Mitch Light, New York Times, 3 June 2026
And all the more surprising given that the Knicks were not the prohibitive East favorite going into the postseason, and were even down 2-1 to the Atlanta Hawks after the first three games of their first round series.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Removing barriers for non-traditional students like prohibitive costs or complicated admissions and financial aid processes is one way to improve access, said Lane, who helps create the commission’s enrollment reports.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Multi-Purpose Cleaning Paste For stuck-on messes, people love The Pink Stuff, but the price can be cost-prohibitive for many.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
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Mitch Light, New York Times, 3 June 2026
And all the more surprising given that the Knicks were not the prohibitive East favorite going into the postseason, and were even down 2-1 to the Atlanta Hawks after the first three games of their first round series.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Removing barriers for non-traditional students like prohibitive costs or complicated admissions and financial aid processes is one way to improve access, said Lane, who helps create the commission’s enrollment reports.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Multi-Purpose Cleaning Paste For stuck-on messes, people love The Pink Stuff, but the price can be cost-prohibitive for many.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
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The higher-than-usual NJ Transit fares add to the already-exorbitant prices for tickets to the World Cup games themselves, with some tickets to the final being advertised for more than $30,000 apiece on resale platforms.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.
Juhohn Lee,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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High ticket prices and exorbitant transportation and parking fees have angered fans and drawn the attention of politicians and state attorneys general.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Those fears are not unreasonable, either, given the ability of AI to do so many things so well.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Horn’s assessment wasn’t unreasonable; it was based on recent statements by Greenlandic politicians.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Depending on your situation, debt consolidation, debt management, debt settlement or even bankruptcy could help address unaffordable balances and prevent collection activity from escalating.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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How has life become so unaffordable?—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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The administration formally accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar last year to be used as the presidential airplane, despite questions about the ethics and legality of accepting such an expensive gift from a foreign government.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
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Ratepayers would be required to pay for that, imposing a new and expensive burden on the people the proposal is intended to help.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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The plant can respond more effectively to dynamic power input without drifting into unsafe or uneconomic operation.—
Gregory Shahnovsky,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The defense network was ill-prepared for the hundreds of drones launched at the country, which both overwhelmed its few short-range defenses and forced it to counter in an uneconomic way.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2026
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But a competitive second half could not offset one costly early-game letdown.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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That air should be JR’s vital collaborator — no complex and costly scaffolding for these magic mountains — is nothing new in Paris.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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In one of them he was seen hanging from the edge of a rocky cliff using his bare hands, his legs dangling toward a steep slope in a risky performance without safety equipment.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Echoing this enthusiasm, President and CEO Sean Dalfen said finding high-quality assets at such a steep discount is increasingly rare, offering the firm strong in-place cash flow alongside flexible exit strategies.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
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The MacBook Neo significantly raised the bar for budget laptops, making existing PCs look particularly overpriced in this tier.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
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House swapping is having a moment as travelers hunt for cheaper, more authentic alternatives to Airbnb and overpriced hotels in 2026.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 June 2026
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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