as in prohibited
that may not be permitted
at one time books, movies, and plays could use "banned in Boston" as a selling point
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as in outlawed
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
the company absolutely bans smoking within its buildings
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as in excluded
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the university banned those caught in the cheating scandal from graduation ceremonies
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Recent Examples of banned
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 July 2026
Florida cities ramped up their enforcement after Tallahassee banned public camping statewide in 2024, telling local governments to get people off their streets or risk lawsuits.
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Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Anthropic said late Tuesday the Commerce Department lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, after the government banned the company from allowing foreign nationals to access its newest models over national security concerns.
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Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
In Virginia, the department is targeting a law that banned the sale of automatic weapons.
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Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Authorities have also banned demonstrations, concerts, and graduation ceremonies during the summit, while nonessential state employees have been placed on leave to ease congestion.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Other electronic communication devices are also banned during the school day, including tablets, computers, smart watches, wireless headphones and earbuds.
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Matthew Kelly
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Transgender rights suffered another major loss in the Supreme Court last year, when the justices upheld a Tennessee law that banned gender-affirming care for minors in the state.
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Chantelle Lee,
Time,
30 June 2026
France has banned public alcohol consumption as Europe swelters under a punishing heat dome.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Verb
When you're banned from a show — and if you guys know me, I'm banned from most of them.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 July 2026
Florida cities ramped up their enforcement after Tallahassee banned public camping statewide in 2024, telling local governments to get people off their streets or risk lawsuits.
—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Anthropic said late Tuesday the Commerce Department lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, after the government banned the company from allowing foreign nationals to access its newest models over national security concerns.
—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
In Virginia, the department is targeting a law that banned the sale of automatic weapons.
—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Authorities have also banned demonstrations, concerts, and graduation ceremonies during the summit, while nonessential state employees have been placed on leave to ease congestion.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Other electronic communication devices are also banned during the school day, including tablets, computers, smart watches, wireless headphones and earbuds.
—
Matthew Kelly
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Transgender rights suffered another major loss in the Supreme Court last year, when the justices upheld a Tennessee law that banned gender-affirming care for minors in the state.
—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
30 June 2026
France has banned public alcohol consumption as Europe swelters under a punishing heat dome.
—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banned
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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.
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Reaching that destination took a lot of sacrifice and organizing over the many decades since slavery was originally outlawed in this country.
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Within a few years of Euromaidan, the Ukrainian government had outlawed Soviet symbols, including monuments to Lenin.
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Too many property owners assume they are fully protected only to discover after a storm that certain damage is excluded, deductibles are higher than expected, or important coverages are missing altogether.
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From your co-parent’s perspective, this likely feels less about extended learning and more about being excluded from an important parenting decision.
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More recently, mathematicians have been able to adapt Erdős’ method to get better estimates of Ramsey numbers where the forbidden cliques differ vastly in size.
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And thank God for that, because forbidden love is my favorite type of drama to watch on Love Island.
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Almost 50 years ago, the Islamic Republic first took the comfort of religion away and then forbade music and, in the process, isolated me even further.
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At its best, the film rebuffs standard-issue 1950s heteronormativity, validating queerness at a moment when the Motion Picture Production Code forbade explicit reference to it.
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The trial court dismissed the petition as time-barred on May 1, 2025, concluding it was filed one day past the 365-day jurisdictional deadline.
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Judge releases evidence, defends trial decisions The appeal announcement came days after Judge John Roach, who presided over the trial, released evidence shown to jurors, including photos and videos that had not previously been made public because cameras were barred from the courtroom.
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However, most existing repayment plans – including the Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) plan and the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) plan – will be eliminated as of July 2028.
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France will play Paraguay in the round of 16 on Saturday, facing the team that eliminated Germany in a shocking upset during a penalty shootout on Monday.
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Guests who are, as a result, prevented from booking an entire home, are instead redirected to book private room listings and hotels on the Airbnb platform.
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Fable 5 included guardrails that prevented the AI system from assisting with a wide range of cybersecurity- and biology-related tasks.
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“Banned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banned. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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