as in uneconomical
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Recent Examples of prohibitive
Granted, the price wasn’t prohibitive, and maybe that’s not the case in March.
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
If these areas are remote, the costs of running electric, water and other infrastructure services can also be prohibitive.
—Kristina P. Brant, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
With just a few days left until the NBA's Feb. 6 trade deadline, a prohibitive new Collective Bargaining Agreement doesn't seem to have disrupted potential dealmaking too much.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
One of the main reasons Sundance is leaving Park City in the first place is the increasingly prohibitive cost of attending the festival, especially for independent filmmakers looking to house their cast and crew, let alone young cinephiles who want to discover the festival for the first time.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
If these areas are remote, the costs of running electric, water and other infrastructure services can also be prohibitive.
—Kristina P. Brant, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
With just a few days left until the NBA's Feb. 6 trade deadline, a prohibitive new Collective Bargaining Agreement doesn't seem to have disrupted potential dealmaking too much.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
One of the main reasons Sundance is leaving Park City in the first place is the increasingly prohibitive cost of attending the festival, especially for independent filmmakers looking to house their cast and crew, let alone young cinephiles who want to discover the festival for the first time.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
Adjective
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Yet here the Russos are again, with another exorbitant attempt to establish a new blockbuster series.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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Reducing or waiving exorbitant permit fees, avoiding additional climate-action mandates and streamlining the permitting process would help expand the housing supply, lower prices and stem the outflow of people.—
Mark Powell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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During the pause, the state will evaluate if reinstating the law would create an unreasonable risk to staff and inmate safety.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The risk assessment seeks to conclude whether the brothers — who for decades have been model prisoners who have focused on helping other inmates heal trauma— now pose an unreasonable risk to public safety if they are released.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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Almost 40% of Americans have a side hustle, according to a new LendingTree survey, and 61% of those who have one say their life would be unaffordable without it.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Because their lives are unaffordable, streets unsafe, and taxes are at record highs, New York City’s residents have forgotten Cuomo’s numerous misdeeds.—
Ryan Silverstein,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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California has the most expensive gas for a gallon of regular, with a statewide average cost of $4.647, nearly 50% higher than the national average.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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Small companies like the ones at Space RCO's pitch lack the national, or even global, footprint to execute the military's most expensive programs.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 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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Ekman-Larsson was relatively quiet but took a costly penalty after a scrum that probably never should’ve happened.—
Nick Ashbourne,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, the company will need to adjust its pricing and service offerings along with significant operational changes which can be costly and time consuming.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But shortly into his second term in office, the polls signal frustration over steep losses in the stock market and a potential trade war with some of America’s closest allies.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
15 Mar. 2025
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Online education officers respond that their programs face steep startup costs and need expensive technology specialists and infrastructure.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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One renter in a one-bedroom in a pricey new Carroll Street building stuffed the vestibule outside her apartment with a shelving system to contain dozens of shoes and a foam roller, while lining the stairwell leading to the roof with a tower of plastic bins and suitcases, a folding chair, and bags.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2025
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However, the even thinner HP Omen Transcend 16 does put the Slim in a bit of an awkward in-between spot in HP’s lineup, but similarly equipped Transcend 16 models can be pricey.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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