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noun

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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proscribing

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verb

present participle of proscribe

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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Noun

Gibbons wrote that the exclusivity language in the CEA is more likely to represent an exclusion of courts’ jurisdiction than a prohibition on states’ power to make laws.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2026
In the actual world, no such prohibitions have been passed, by anyone, anywhere.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of prohibition

Verb

As a result of Birkenstock’s win this week, the court issued an injunction prohibiting Lidl from selling unauthorized copies of the company’s notable Arizona, Madrid, Gizeh, Boston and Florida shoe models.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Some cities and counties have laws prohibiting the feeding of feral cats.

— Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of prohibiting

Noun

Meanwhile, in those years since the banning, the GNFP audience continued to grow.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Rescues during holidays have declined in recent years, owing to the prohibition of alcohol on Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the Fourth of July, along with the banning of diving along the Clay Banks, Nunez said.

— Reeti Malhotra July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

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Luxury items have already proved themselves for Christie’s, where watches, jewelry, handbags, and wine can provide a relatively familiar way into an institution that can otherwise appear forbidding.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The filmmaker contrasts her bucolic nature scenes with shots of the giant ships passing by and the interiors and exteriors of the factories located near the island, belching smoke and lit up at night like a forbidding theme park.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of forbidding

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It was modeled on a law that the Nevada state legislature passed in 2021, outlawing the use of Colorado River water on ornamental grass and commercial, government and homeowners association properties in places like Las Vegas.

— Paul Rogers, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Increasingly, schools are outlawing mobile phones — as Maryland did in May of this year — and digital detox retreats are rising in popularity.

— Thu T. Nguyen, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2026

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