as in uneconomical
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Recent Examples of prohibitive
With Fox seeking more than $7 million for a 30-second spot in this year’s event, such costs can be prohibitive.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Even if the equipment is available, the cost of staffing such a field would be prohibitive.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
For many SMEs, the cost of implementing e-invoicing systems can be prohibitive, especially for businesses with lower invoice volumes.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Plus, sequencing and storage costs were too prohibitive to consider WGS in the early days of genetic test development, according to Dr. Michael Berger, MSK's chief of pathology and laboratory medicine, who also codirects the molecular oncology center with Solit.
—Alexis Kayser, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Even if the equipment is available, the cost of staffing such a field would be prohibitive.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
For many SMEs, the cost of implementing e-invoicing systems can be prohibitive, especially for businesses with lower invoice volumes.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Plus, sequencing and storage costs were too prohibitive to consider WGS in the early days of genetic test development, according to Dr. Michael Berger, MSK's chief of pathology and laboratory medicine, who also codirects the molecular oncology center with Solit.
—Alexis Kayser, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
Adjective
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If Newcastle qualify for the Champions League, easing their PSR (profit and sustainability rules) issues, Isak will surely prove unattainable for anything but the most exorbitant fee.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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The result will be more insurance cancellations and exorbitant rates.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In response to Kelley calling the union demands unreasonable, Lacey said the president's comments were insulting.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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The share of frisks and fuller searches complying with the ruling — and the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures — were lower than the stop numbers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Take the case of a diabetic mother in Chicago who routinely bought insulin from a friend because pharmacy prices were unaffordable.—
Tony Christiano,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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The fires will likely drive up the cost of insurance, renting and other expenses of living in Los Angeles, which was increasingly unaffordable before the disasters, the report said.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The most expensive car sold on BaT last year was a 2022 Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport that went for $4.1 million.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Aluminum is generally more recyclable, and less expensive than plastic.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The results have been a large increase in energy costs for households and industry, driven by levies to subsidise uneconomic generation, and rising volatility in electricity markets accompanied by a higher risk of power outages in future.—
Gordon Hughes,
National Review,
13 May 2024
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Car-makers have warned that U.K. electric-vehicle manufacturing may become uneconomic under the existing U.K.-EU trade deal, which from 2024 requires 45% of the value of EVs to come from the U.K. or EU to avoid tariffs.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
2 June 2023
Adjective
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Time and time again, criminal approaches to drug policy have proven ineffective, costly and unfair.—
Michael Abrams,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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To address landlords’ concerns that following the law would be too onerous or costly, the city launched its property owner support program on Jan. 15.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The water — being pumped up a steep grade — eventually reached the Guilford Reservoir on Cold Spring Lane.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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Colombia later agreed to accept the deportees and deployed its own planes to assist in their return, after a flurry of threats that included steep tariffs, a travel ban for Colombian nationals and the revocation of visas for Colombian officials in the US.—
Edward Szekeres,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Ironically for an administration purportedly focused on cost-cutting, the renaming process — including physically repainting signs — is a pricey undertaking, especially at one of the world's largest military installations by population.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Moreover, many of the original apps, like Tinder and Hinge, are set up in a way that doesn’t necessarily promote users getting off the platform — think pricey monthly memberships and advertisements that benefit from long-term users.—
Emily Burns,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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