as in prohibited
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as in denied
to declare not to be true
disallowing the philosophical concept of free will
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as in refused
to be unwilling to grant
disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial
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Recent Examples of disallowed
James Pearce, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Content that violates site-wide rules should be disallowed and removed.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 12 Dec. 2024
Forty of those quotes were taken from publishers who’d disallowed OpenAI’s search crawler from accessing their site.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 3 Dec. 2024
Why was Xavi Simons' goal disallowed?
—New York Times, 21 June 2024
After his Fenerbahçe side had a goal disallowed for offside against Antalyaspor, the ‘Special One’ placed his laptop in front of a TV camera, apparently to demonstrate that Edin Dzeko’s strike had been wrongly ruled out by the video assistant referee (VAR).
—George Ramsay, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
In the fallout, the NCAA adopted rules changes that forbid coaches from donating to the Pumps’ charitable foundation and disallowed the brothers from running their profitable coaching and athletics executive search firm while also coaching AAU.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
What a contrast to Liverpool’s visit in September 2023 when Luis Diaz had a goal wrongly disallowed by VAR, Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were sent off, and Joel Matip’s late own goal consigned Jurgen Klopp’s side to defeat.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Content that violates site-wide rules should be disallowed and removed.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 12 Dec. 2024
Forty of those quotes were taken from publishers who’d disallowed OpenAI’s search crawler from accessing their site.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 3 Dec. 2024
Why was Xavi Simons' goal disallowed?
—New York Times, 21 June 2024
After his Fenerbahçe side had a goal disallowed for offside against Antalyaspor, the ‘Special One’ placed his laptop in front of a TV camera, apparently to demonstrate that Edin Dzeko’s strike had been wrongly ruled out by the video assistant referee (VAR).
—George Ramsay, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
In the fallout, the NCAA adopted rules changes that forbid coaches from donating to the Pumps’ charitable foundation and disallowed the brothers from running their profitable coaching and athletics executive search firm while also coaching AAU.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disallowed
Adjective
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For example, Customs and Border Protection in the United States maintains a list of prohibited and restricted items for anyone entering the US and links to other departments if permits are required.—
Erica Kasper,
WIRED,
21 Aug. 2024
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Travelers can visit the CBP website to learn more about prohibited and restricted items.—
Nicole Lopez,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 May 2024
Verb
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That came later, when amateur lip readers began speculating that Selena Gomez was denied a selfie with her former costar, Chalamet, by Jenner.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2025
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Will Howard wanted to get on stage after the Rose Bowl, but a bowl employee denied him.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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And while certain foods can increase blood sugars more quickly than others, there are no forbidden foods.—
Carisa Brewster,
Verywell Health,
14 Jan. 2025
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Something else to consider is the part of the Internet that is the forbidden zone.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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There are competing stories that the Los Angeles Angels offered Kim a five-year, $28 million guarantee, but Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register has refuted that report.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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The White House, through White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates, refuted many of the claims the Journal made, insisting that Biden would meet often with his Cabinet members and their teams.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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There’s broad agreement the native owls are at risk, but the animal rights organizations behind the opposition letter this week say killing barred owls is not the answer.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2024
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Dogs and buzzards fought over a dead cat in the middle of the street, directly across from an officer who watched the ferocious struggle from a barred window, twirling the ends of his moustache.—
Alexander Sammon,
Harper's Magazine,
25 July 2022
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“Disallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallowed. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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