as in forbids
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
the city prohibits swimming in the lake after dark
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Recent Examples of prohibits
Penn complained, arguing the law prohibits repossessing a car with someone inside, and demanded $150,000 in compensation.
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Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
However, the spicy sausage wasn’t permitted to race full-time until 2007, because MLB prohibits the introduction new mascots during a season.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Note that the venue prohibits costumes that cover the entire face or block the view of guests behind you.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
According to a press release, the Reauthorization Act also updates and improves the purposes of OSRA to better reflect current federal policy governing international ocean shipping, and prohibits the FMC from requiring ocean carriers to report information already reported to other federal agencies.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
The Colorado conversion therapy ban is part of a broader statute, the Mental Health Practice Act, which prohibits acts that could harm patients.
—Timothy R. Holbrook, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The Antideficiency Act prohibits agencies from accepting unpaid labor, even if workers are willing to work for free.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
And The Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the military from engaging in domestic law enforcement without permission from Congress.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The ordinance already prohibits loitering at streetcar and bus rapid transit stops.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
However, the spicy sausage wasn’t permitted to race full-time until 2007, because MLB prohibits the introduction new mascots during a season.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Note that the venue prohibits costumes that cover the entire face or block the view of guests behind you.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
According to a press release, the Reauthorization Act also updates and improves the purposes of OSRA to better reflect current federal policy governing international ocean shipping, and prohibits the FMC from requiring ocean carriers to report information already reported to other federal agencies.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
The Colorado conversion therapy ban is part of a broader statute, the Mental Health Practice Act, which prohibits acts that could harm patients.
—Timothy R. Holbrook, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The Antideficiency Act prohibits agencies from accepting unpaid labor, even if workers are willing to work for free.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
And The Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the military from engaging in domestic law enforcement without permission from Congress.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The ordinance already prohibits loitering at streetcar and bus rapid transit stops.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibits
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The Antideficiency Act, first passed in 1870, forbids the federal government from spending money not appropriated by Congress, and guides much of what the federal government can and can’t do during a shutdown.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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This system, which also forbids committee members from having a personal stake in any of the companies at issue, appears to be working, as there seem to be no obvious instances of a company buying its way onto the list.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The rule bans the construction of roads, and the commercial uses those roads enable, in 45 million acres of Forest Service land.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 Sep. 2025
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Approval would require lifting the station ownership limit, which bans broadcasters from reaching more than 39% of the national audience.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Prohibits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibits. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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