1
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
disallowing the philosophical concept of free will
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2
as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial
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Recent Examples of disallow
All food and liquid is disallowed between sundown on the eve of Yom Kippur until sundown the following day.
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 30 Aug. 2025
Here’s guessing Padres opponents aren’t upset that MLB rules will disallow A.J. Preller — and everyone else — from making any more trades this season.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Check road signs before pulling the maneuver in case local authorities disallow it at certain intersections.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 July 2025
The governor’s budget proposal tried to address the ballooning expenditures by pausing Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented immigrants, adding premiums for that population, and disallowing coverage for certain drugs, such as Ozempic, for weight loss.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 30 Aug. 2025
Here’s guessing Padres opponents aren’t upset that MLB rules will disallow A.J. Preller — and everyone else — from making any more trades this season.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Check road signs before pulling the maneuver in case local authorities disallow it at certain intersections.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 July 2025
The governor’s budget proposal tried to address the ballooning expenditures by pausing Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented immigrants, adding premiums for that population, and disallowing coverage for certain drugs, such as Ozempic, for weight loss.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disallow
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All three Cabinet members denied wrongdoing.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Judge Gary Arnold denied the motion Thursday morning.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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The search giant has refused to license content from news organizations and publishers, while other AI labs have done licensing deals.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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For Jordan, that battle has meant staying grounded in his faith and refusing to let the disease isolate him.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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But Democrats have long conceded that the party needs a new vision after voters soundly rejected their presidential ticket last fall, and internal squabbles about the party’s future have spilled out into the public.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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China has rejected the accusation and accused the Philippines of damaging the coral reef ecosystem in the waterway instead.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ross, one of the Democrats to decline AIPAC money, is a relative centrist, according to a GovTrack scorecard, while Foushee and McGarvey, Kentucky’s only House Democrat, are in the middle of the pack ideologically.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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That has declined over the years because of budget constraints.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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That backup has since grown into a hundreds-strong campaign to refute the DHS allegations, which supporters call a resurgence of anti-Muslim fearmongering that has persisted across party lines since the 9/11 attacks 24 years ago this month.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Days after the hearing, the leader of the Pentagon's office to investigate UFOs provided testimony of his own refuting some of the claims.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Disallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallow. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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