as in prohibiting
the act of ordering that something not be done or used
the proscribing of the use of alcohol was to be expected
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as in forbidding
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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Verb
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Preventing public input The restroom language was abruptly added to a bill that had been solely focused on prohibiting the Department of Revenue from accommodating gender marker change requests on state identification documents.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Democrats are seeking changes to immigration enforcement in exchange for their votes to continue funding the government, including requiring federal agents to wear body cameras, ending the crackdown in Minneapolis and other cities and prohibiting agents from wearing masks.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Others, including prohibitions on universal vote-by-mail and ranked choice voting -- two voting methods that have proved popular in some states -- would happen immediately.—
LISA MASCARO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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During the prohibition era, the cave used trap doors and movable brick walls to hide liquor from law enforcement.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Lawyers working on their behalf filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, an ancient judicial principle forbidding the government from holding anyone in custody without providing a legally tenable reason for doing so.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Golden recently questioned 7-footer Charles Bediako’s return to Tuscaloosa after a two-season hiatus bouncing around the NBA’s G-League, an about-face counter to NCAA rules forbidding a player to enter the draft and return to college.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Leo Strauss, one of Plato’s most important modern interpreters, was a refugee from Nazi Germany, where the banning and burning of subversive books was extremely popular, especially with college students.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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The peregrine falcon faced near-extinction in the UK in the 1950s before it was rescued by the banning of the pesticide DDT and stronger legal reinforcements.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
8 Jan. 2026
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According to Mattus, the tree is relatively new to the invasive species list, but many states are now outlawing its sale—even the hybrids.—
Jennifer Lobb,
Martha Stewart,
30 Jan. 2026
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But some lawmakers in the State Affairs Committee bristled at the idea of outlawing all city and county flags.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Proscribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscribing. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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