as in to prohibit
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
regulations proscribe the use of electronic devices on board a plane while it is landing
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Advertisement The group was proscribed as a terrorist group under the 2000 Terrorism Act by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on July 5, after members of the group broke into a Royal Air Force base in Oxfordshire on June 20, spray painting two Voyager jets and damaging them with crowbars.
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Richard Hall, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
Florists also proscribed the use of sunflowers in bridal bouquets since what bride wants to see yellow stains on her wedding gown?
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2025
Japan’s Meiji-era government proscribed homosexuality so as to be taken seriously as an empire.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
After a parliamentary vote, the government proscribed the group as a terrorist organization, and the ban went into effect at midnight.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
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Richard Hall, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
Florists also proscribed the use of sunflowers in bridal bouquets since what bride wants to see yellow stains on her wedding gown?
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2025
Japan’s Meiji-era government proscribed homosexuality so as to be taken seriously as an empire.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
After a parliamentary vote, the government proscribed the group as a terrorist organization, and the ban went into effect at midnight.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
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Declawing is already prohibited in multiple California cities, according to Lee’s office, including in West Hollywood, and the bill expands the ban statewide.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Butera’s neutrality proposal, if approved by shareholders, would have prohibited Tesla leadership from making political statements, endorsements, or contributions in support or opposition to political parties or candidates.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Students see the subject itself as inherently forbidding because of its abstract nature.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
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The court forbade companies from classifying workers as independent contractors except in narrow circumstances.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive order banning phones in her state, too.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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The deadline for the popular app to find a non-Chinese buyer or be banned in the United States is September 17, after Trump extended it for the third time.—
AFP,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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No court has outlawed private-sector diversity, equity, and inclusion.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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Last year, in response to some political parodies that used images created by artificial intelligence, including one that pilloried Vice President Kamala Harris, the Legislature passed and Newsom signed two measures to outlaw such tomfoolery.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Proscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscribe. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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