banning 1 of 2

noun

Definition of banningnext
as in prohibiting
the act of ordering that something not be done or used the banning of the use of foul language at town council meetings was long overdue

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banning

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verb

present participle of ban
1
as in forbidding
to order not to do or use or to be done or used the company absolutely bans smoking within its buildings

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2
as in excluding
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of the university banned those caught in the cheating scandal from graduation ceremonies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banning
  1. prohibiting
  2. excluding
  3. prohibition
  4. forbidding
  5. eliminating
  6. preventing
Verb
  • Previously, digital assets were classified as intangible assets, which forced companies to write down impaired holdings while prohibiting the recognition of unrealized gains.
    Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • On Saturday, the union announced the stop work order, prohibiting members from business with The Matrix franchise and Mad Max Fury Road banner under Working Rule 8.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of prohibiting
Verb
  • They are filled mostly with experts from academia, government and civil society groups, as well as student representatives, and are excluding political parties from their initial work.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Americans are spending less than 10 percent of their incomes servicing debt, a record low in data going back to 1980 and excluding the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 when many payments were put on hold.
    Matthew A. Winkler Bloomberg Opinion (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of excluding
Noun
  • Drone prohibitions go as far south as Hancocks Bridge and as far north as Cedar Grove and Clifton.
    Jay Blackman, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Ammunition Some people will find this an obvious prohibition, but many, many people still bring ammunition in their carry-ons.
    Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of prohibition
Verb
  • Republicans have added a rider to the must-pass defense authorization bill, forbidding such care for minors.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Because of public housing rules forbidding tenants from returning after an eviction, and because public housing tenants are generally poorer than other renters, both publicly and privately owned properties become out of reach.
    Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of forbidding
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  • However, because there are benefits to daytime naps, eliminating them may not be suitable for everyone.
    Mill Etienne, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Other schools are eliminating tuition altogether for students based on their income level.
    Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of eliminating
Verb
  • This causes turtles to float in an awkward position with their rear ends elevated—making swimming considerably difficult and preventing the animal from diving far beneath the surface.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And the notion of giving raw milk to any of them for the purpose of preventing things like asthma or any other reason is misguided.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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