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as in to prohibit
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 to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the university banned those caught in the cheating scandal from graduation ceremonies
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as in curse
a prayer that harm will come to someone
a father's ban upon his ungrateful son
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as in prohibition
an order that something not be done or used
a quiet seaside resort with a ban on the drinking of alcohol in public places
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Recent Examples of ban
Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
Space savers are banned in the South End and Bay Village.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
Several groups of people are exempt from the travel ban, including emergency workers, patients traveling to receive urgent care, and those supporting operations to provide critical services.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The Texas Legislature banned gender-affirming care for minors in 2023, prompting some families to leave the state.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
Space savers are banned in the South End and Bay Village.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
Though the mayor’s driving ban lifted at noon Monday, the snowfall will clog the city’s functioning for days to come.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
Several groups of people are exempt from the travel ban, including emergency workers, patients traveling to receive urgent care, and those supporting operations to provide critical services.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ban
Verb
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Sheffield Wednesday were deducted a total of 18 points by the EFL for financial regulation breaches in the first half of the season, after filing for administration, with their former owner Dejphon Chansiri prohibited from being an owner or director of any EFL club for a period of three years.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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House Bill 1002 offers multiple solutions, including automatically placing residential ratepayers on budget billing and prohibiting utilities from disconnecting low-income customers’ services during periods with extreme heat warnings.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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However, the amnesty explicitly excludes those convicted or prosecuted for homicide, drug trafficking, corruption, grave human rights violations, crimes against humanity and war crimes.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Whether the amnesty ultimately eases tensions or deepens divisions may depend on how broadly it is applied — and whether excluded prisoners eventually receive relief.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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For Ukraine, the war has been a curse – a curse to survive and adapt long enough to spare Europe’s borders from Russia’s forces and absolve its allies from springing into greater action.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, various curses and slurs could be heard shouted from the audience at London's Royal Festival Hall, even during some segments broadcast to audiences in England and abroad.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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The state Senate on Tuesday night narrowly endorsed a constitutional amendment that would do away with the state’s prohibition on legislative direct compensation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The prohibition would not apply to federally licensed firearm manufacturers.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2026
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Although sumo tournaments were permitted, teaching the sport in schools was forbidden, and occupation troops repurposed the Kokugikan as a skating rink.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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For parents hoping to quell their kids’ social media use, Haidt would avoid giving them smartphones before high school and forbid social media use before the age of 16.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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There are different versions but typically, teens organize a group of players and then track down and eliminate one another with shots from a water gun.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Viewers voted to create teams for every major round of the competition, which meant the trainees were constantly reassembled into new lineups, with low-ranking contestants eliminated.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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His detention on Thursday drew sharp condemnation from press freedom advocates, who described it as an attack on media independence and democratic norms.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Russia reportedly struck Ukraine’s power infrastructure on Tuesday, drawing condemnation from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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The state outlawed many casino games in the 1870s, though that didn’t halt gambling.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The decision noted that natural progesterone is used off-label for many conditions in women’s health, but the state outlawed only the choice of women to use it for APR.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Ban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ban. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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