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
Current Indiana law prohibits transgender girls in K-12 schools from competing in sports based on gender identity.
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Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
California business groups have sued to stop the state from implementing a new law that prohibits companies from ordering workers to attend meetings on unionization and other matters.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Biden's executive order prohibits the transaction and mandates its full abandonment within 30 days.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
This differs from New York City’s matching program, which prohibits commingling funds and doesn’t permit funds transferred to a political committee to count as an expenditure.
—Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Although existing law already prohibits American nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from supporting terrorism, the new bill would remove existing procedural safeguards, effectively allowing the President to shut down any organization based on his judgment alone.
—Johann Neem / Made By History, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
The policy that prohibits agents from making arrests in sensitive locations without prior approval was established in 2011 by a memo from then-ICE Director John Morton.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 prohibits federal contractors from donating to political committees.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025
Additionally, Finnish law explicitly prohibits the import of whale products to Finland.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
California business groups have sued to stop the state from implementing a new law that prohibits companies from ordering workers to attend meetings on unionization and other matters.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Biden's executive order prohibits the transaction and mandates its full abandonment within 30 days.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
This differs from New York City’s matching program, which prohibits commingling funds and doesn’t permit funds transferred to a political committee to count as an expenditure.
—Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Although existing law already prohibits American nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from supporting terrorism, the new bill would remove existing procedural safeguards, effectively allowing the President to shut down any organization based on his judgment alone.
—Johann Neem / Made By History, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
The policy that prohibits agents from making arrests in sensitive locations without prior approval was established in 2011 by a memo from then-ICE Director John Morton.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 prohibits federal contractors from donating to political committees.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025
Additionally, Finnish law explicitly prohibits the import of whale products to Finland.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibits
forbids
Verb
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Dale forbids Brennan to touch his beloved drum kit; Brennan responds by rubbing a NSFW part of his anatomy along the skins.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The first, from Dick, forbids it from using the old single-Black-district maps.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Prohibits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibits. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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