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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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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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Recent Examples of proscribing
Verb
The British government banned the group in July 2025, proscribing it as a terrorist organization. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proscribing
  1. prohibition
  2. prohibiting
  3. banning
  4. forbidding
  5. outlawing
Noun
  • Congress must preserve research funding and extend that prohibition.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Protesters in France are continuing to demonstrate in Paris and across the nation despite police prohibitions on gatherings in the capital.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of prohibition
Verb
  • Democratic leaders are being called in this moment to prioritize legislation on healthcare, taxes, tariffs and, yes, prohibiting the use of American money, technology and weapons for Israeli war crimes.
    — Zainab Chaudry, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Six games were forfeited by the Gauchos in 2024 and their coach at the time, Jacob Rincon, was suspended for breaking rules prohibiting undue influence and athletically motivated transfers.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of prohibiting
Noun
  • The measures include the banning and blocking certain features for users younger than 16.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The 20th century text is updated with notes on cyberbullying, viral videos , school shootings, conspiracy thinking, conservative populism, book banning and even beer pong.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of banning
Verb
  • But only a handful of souls have ever gone up the treacherous, unforgiving north face — 9,000 steep miles of snow, rock and ice with a gnarly gully given the forbidding name the Hornbein Couloir.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The political math is forbidding for Kozycki, even as Republicans nationwide scramble to defend once-friendly territory.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of forbidding
Verb
  • The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider outlawing school diversity policies that limit Asian American students at magnet programs and selective high schools.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • After the Supreme Court ruling outlawing affirmative action, civil rights groups filed a federal complaint challenging Harvard’s legacy and donor preferences.
    — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of outlawing

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“Proscribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscribing. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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