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Recent Examples of prohibitive
Even for those who own their own homes, the cost of upgrading electrical access for vehicle use may be prohibitive, Abuelsamid pointed out.
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Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
But inventory landed on the market as buyers were receding to the sidelines due to rising costs and prohibitive mortgage rates, which are still hovering near the 7 percent mark.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
In May, the two sides agreed to a 90-day tariff truce that rolled back the prohibitive 145% duties in April and paused other punitive measures, allowing negotiators more time to pursue a lasting deal.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
The cost to build or live out there is prohibitive.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
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Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
But inventory landed on the market as buyers were receding to the sidelines due to rising costs and prohibitive mortgage rates, which are still hovering near the 7 percent mark.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
In May, the two sides agreed to a 90-day tariff truce that rolled back the prohibitive 145% duties in April and paused other punitive measures, allowing negotiators more time to pursue a lasting deal.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
The cost to build or live out there is prohibitive.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
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Leaning into its own evolution over retro homage or elegant pastiche, Art of Vengeance shows the value that a two-dimensional platformer can have at a time when exorbitant AAA games all suffer from overly ambitious bloat.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency designed in part by Warren as part of the Dodd-Frank financial reforms, finalized a rule in late 2024 that closed a loophole allowing banks to charge exorbitant overdraft fees.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Justice Department in its June 2024 report on problems with policing in Phoenix found that police delayed medical assistance to people who appeared to be incapacitated as a result of the use of force by officers and used unreasonable force on people who had already been wounded by officers.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Investors had initially feared that ASDA’s undercuts would lead to market leaders Tesco and Sainsbury’s having to lower prices to an unreasonable point in order to maintain their market shares.—
John Choong,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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High home prices and mortgage rates have created unaffordable conditions for many Americans, but the housing market’s ability to create more wealth has sputtered.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Banning them would improve access for enrollees in the short term but eventually make premiums prohibitively unaffordable.—
Ge Bai,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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In fact, many posts feature tips on how to save, with people sharing discount codes, budget-friendly hacks and links to Amazon dupes of otherwise expensive items.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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This car event is home to one of the most expensive car auctions in the world.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Chevron bought Texas in 2001 for $36 billion at a time when the Permian position was considered a depleted afterthought before the shale revolution unlocked reservoirs previously considered uneconomic.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
24 Aug. 2025
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Agreements should include mechanisms to renegotiate or exit if compliance becomes impossible or uneconomical.—
AJ Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Ultimately, costly mistakes — a Miles Sanders red zone fumble in the third quarter and three drops from CeeDee Lamb in the fourth quarter — gave the Eagles a slim 24-20 victory.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Oregon is another state feeling the strain of costlier and harder to obtain insurance policies, with Cotality finding that major insurers have begun to pull back homeowner insurance coverage in parts of Oregon.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Aviation resources and hand crews will play a primary role due to steep, rocky terrain and limited dozer access.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The district’s disparate parts would be connected largely by two-lane highways cutting through steep slopes of places such as the Modoc National Forest, where nervous drivers must beware of a lack of guardrails.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, everything from mini-bars to a beer at what were once cheap lobby bars has gotten wildly overpriced, especially on the Strip.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As Sin City grapples with a tourism decline, one Las Vegas icon is pointing fingers at overpriced casinos and hotels and the damage the COVID-19 virus left behind.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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