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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Recent Examples of proscribe
Florists also proscribed the use of sunflowers in bridal bouquets since what bride wants to see yellow stains on her wedding gown?
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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
Britain’s government has proscribed about 80 organizations, including Hamas and Al Qaeda, and far-right groups such as National Action.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
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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
Britain’s government has proscribed about 80 organizations, including Hamas and Al Qaeda, and far-right groups such as National Action.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proscribe
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Schools that enroll elementary or middle school students and high school students would be prohibited from using cellphones in class under Tisdel's bill.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Senate Bill 627, for example, would prohibit law enforcement agents from covering their faces to obscure their identity, carving out exceptions for SWAT teams and undercover officers.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Relatively few religions contain tenets forbidding vaccination.—
Kirby Wilson,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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If God forbid anything ever happened where an intruder comes into our school, our district doesn't lock up the phones.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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There are caveats, however, and many sports teams around the state have policies explicitly banning the practice.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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However, multiple reports indicated that North Carolina’s general manager Michael Lombardi and pro liaison Frantzy Jourdain informed their own team last month that the scouts were banned.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Reuters — Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament passed legislation outlawing conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, introducing fines, prison sentences and sanctions for persons convicted, its justice minister said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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In other words, the maps may have been outlawed — but their consequences are still being lived.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Proscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscribe. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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