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
But with the right tools, we can coax it to open just enough to align incentives, discourage harm and reward truth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Fans have even launched campaigns to discourage resales and prevent "no-shows".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Humans, for whatever reason, encourage the reproduction of some varieties and discourage the reproduction of others.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
