as in uneconomical
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Recent Examples of prohibitive
Torrey Pines is aiming for its seventh straight Open Division title and is a prohibitive favorite.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Another report in 2022 found that most Americans, overall, see the benefits of higher education but are concerned about high tuition and student debt — 83% said college costs are prohibitive to low-income students.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
Hoping to counteract prohibitive housing costs, the city’s mayor has also committed to completely phasing out short-term rentals, such as those found on Airbnb, by 2029.
—Coke Bartrina, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
That and a cost that was prohibitive with desires to address the defence.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Another report in 2022 found that most Americans, overall, see the benefits of higher education but are concerned about high tuition and student debt — 83% said college costs are prohibitive to low-income students.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
Hoping to counteract prohibitive housing costs, the city’s mayor has also committed to completely phasing out short-term rentals, such as those found on Airbnb, by 2029.
—Coke Bartrina, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
That and a cost that was prohibitive with desires to address the defence.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
Adjective
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Incomes here are higher than the state average, but not exorbitant.—
Andrew DePietro,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Park City just didn’t have enough movie theaters, and lodging prices had become exorbitant.—
Nicole Sperling,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The words were harsh but the logic was not unreasonable.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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This would not be an unreasonable proposition, considering the U.S. already pledged a security guarantee to Ukraine upon its return of all nuclear warheads to Russia by 1996, based on the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances.—
Seung-Whan Choi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While renting remains cheaper than buying across the U.S., monthly payments are still unaffordable for many.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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However, in many regions, even where water is available, access can be unreliable and unaffordable.—
Matt Damon,
TIME,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The organization then uses these funds to offer mortgage loans to more people—conventional loans—, which are usually less expensive and require lower down payments.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Imposing higher tariffs on other nations, however, is likely to make many consumer goods more expensive at a time when many Americans’ fears of a pending recession are growing.—
Annette Choi,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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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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Broadway is a costly, heavily unionized business and stars like Washington and Clooney don’t like to get tied up in the same project for months, let alone years.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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Both problems made an appearance in Saturday night’s costly 121-115 overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at Kaseya Center.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And in January 2024, a steep entertainment tax on services by karaoke bars, spas, and nightclubs had been proposed, though that was scrapped the next month after backlash from local businesses.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Hop aboard one of the town’s white Volkswagen Beetle taxis to navigate the steep streets, or take the cable car to Hotel Montetaxco—a fine place for views of Taxco rooftops and to rest your head for the night.—
Meagan Drillinger,
AFAR Media,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Staging Isn’t Cheap (But Neither Are Price Cuts) Properly done, staging can be pricey.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Tory Burch’s Spring Event Ends Soon Designer accessories are pretty…pricey.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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