discourage
Example Sentences
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Surely, Jackson wrote, a state can direct doctors to discourage, and not encourage, smoking cigarettes.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
The rejection didn’t discourage her, instead she was inspired by the level of talent and pushed by the networking.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Higher energy prices may also discourage already-weak private investment, and slow growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Fans have even launched campaigns to discourage resales and prevent "no-shows".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
The price of the meal was set at a deliberately hefty fifteen shillings to discourage those whose qualifications were merely cerebral.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
