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forbidden

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verb

past participle of forbid

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of forbidden
Adjective
Anthropic has introduced weekly rate limits for its Claude chatbot focused on curbing excessive—and forbidden—usage of Claude Code. PC Magazine, 29 July 2025 Three years ago, Dawn went into the forbidden section of the Imperial library and ended up meeting Gaal, who convinced Dawn of the threat of the Mule. Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Verb
It was born with the same temperature everywhere, it was born spatially flat, and it was born in such a way that those non-existent high-energy relics were forbidden. Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025 Alcohol was forbidden in the Ohnmacht household, a standard set by their grandfather, a churchly man, and carried on by their mother. Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forbidden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbidden
Adjective
  • There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • 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.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The majority of Jafar Panahi‘s movies have been made illegally, under the radar, and in secret away from the eyes of the Iranian government, if not banned in his home country altogether.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The state also limited preseason contact drills to six hours total and banned spring and summer practices.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Forbidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbidden. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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