1
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
disallowing the philosophical concept of free will
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2
as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial
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Recent Examples of disallow
When Sarr equalised a few minutes later, Postecoglou cupped his ears to the Spurs fans, before the goal was disallowed by VAR for a foul on Moises Caicedo.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The likely scenario here is that had the goal been immediately disallowed, the same replays would not have shown enough to change the call.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
The laws worldwide that protect children from being hit usually begin by disallowing nonparental adults to hit children.
—Christina Erickson, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
The legislation seeks to restrict the ability of district court judges — of which there are 677 — to issue injunctions that impact individuals beyond the parties directly involved in the case, which would essentially disallow nationwide injunctions.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The likely scenario here is that had the goal been immediately disallowed, the same replays would not have shown enough to change the call.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
The laws worldwide that protect children from being hit usually begin by disallowing nonparental adults to hit children.
—Christina Erickson, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
The legislation seeks to restrict the ability of district court judges — of which there are 677 — to issue injunctions that impact individuals beyond the parties directly involved in the case, which would essentially disallow nationwide injunctions.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disallow
Verb
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No matter the medium, there’s no denying that art stirs the senses unlike most forms of expression.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The Boise City Council denied that appeal in April in a 4-1 vote, with Council Member Luci Willits the lone dissenter.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
23 May 2025
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However, the end of the conversation was probably the headline – that Amodei refused to rule out AI becoming self-aware in key ways.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Indian officials had previously refused to confirm even a single aircraft loss.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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These individuals reject the Redpill notion of alpha-male masculinity and the accompanying focus on self-improvement.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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Mosaic rejected Pagano’s offers to buy some or all of its remaining Hersey plant and, citing high costs, shut down its potash operation there in 2013.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo declined to comment on the WSJ report.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Yields have risen and the dollar has declined moderately.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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But rather than refute Mische’s analysis, the administration has been planting suggestions that Mische is employed by Saudi Arabia, even though his advice to that nation ended years ago.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
20 May 2025
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But defense attorney Getting never called his own fire expert to refute any of that.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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“Disallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallow. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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