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Recent Examples of prohibitive
With the building soon to be vacant, the congregation skeletal, repairs prohibitive, and a developer waiting in the wings to tear it down, the building’s fate looks grim.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
Accuracy was inconsistent, results unstable, costs still prohibitive.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Gregg said there simply isn’t a large public meeting space in the district, at least not one without a prohibitive cost attached.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
Adding the additional access point would have been cost prohibitive, according to the developer.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
Accuracy was inconsistent, results unstable, costs still prohibitive.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Gregg said there simply isn’t a large public meeting space in the district, at least not one without a prohibitive cost attached.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
Adding the additional access point would have been cost prohibitive, according to the developer.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
Adjective
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All of this is helpful information and helps justify this exorbitant increase.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The projection also comes as other recreational and cultural institutions and senior centers like the one in McGovern Park face costly and exorbitant levels of deferred maintenance, with no viable funding options in the county's capital budget to address them.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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His exact demands are unknown but given his status as one of the world’s leading players a range of £250,000 to £300,000 a week is far from unreasonable.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Barbara Attard, a police accountability expert, said meet and confer can last months, but beyond a year is unreasonable.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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And when care becomes unaffordable or inaccessible, the ripple effects hit everyone.—
Reshma Saujani,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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Will lower mortgage rates convince California house hunters to stop balking at unaffordable homes on the market?—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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In the wake of the record-breaking wildfires in Los Angeles in January—some of the most expensive and destructive blazes in history—one of the first things California governor Gavin Newsom did was to sign an executive order suspending environmental rules around rebuilding.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
19 July 2025
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But training those drivers is expensive, Merrifield said, so colleges can’t necessarily afford to enroll more students.—
Natalie Yahr,
jsonline.com,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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The rapidly dropping cost of inference means that use cases that are uneconomic today may not be six to 12 months in the future.—
Jeffrey Hammond,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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High level indicators of risk include goods being received from unusually complex or apparently uneconomic supply routes, for example, regular supplies of UK produced goods that have been exported from the UK and then re-imported.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Opting into a federal voucher program that is costly and ineffective would be irresponsible for our state and our students.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Georgia farmers are facing a costly and growing threat from an unexpected source − wild pigs.—
Vanessa Countryman,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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However, Trump has imposed steep new taxes on imports of Canadian steel, aluminum and autos, and Carney's team has focused on trying to get those eliminated or reduced.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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But Trump has resisted backing a bipartisan U.S. bill to impose steep sanctions on Russia, instead giving Russia 50 days to accept a peace deal or face sanctions on its energy exports.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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Bradenton Gulf Islands, Florida Where neighboring islands like Lido Key and Longboat Key can be pricey due in part to the presence of properties like Ritz-Carlton and St. Regis, Anna Maria Island and its Bradenton beaches have the same white sandy shores without the staggering nightly rates.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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According to the Michelin Guide, not all restaurants included in the guide are fancy or pricey.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 July 2025
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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