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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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2
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
Swati Pandey, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
And we were banned from the Schaefer Beer Festival and The Ed Sullivan Show forever.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026
Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Separately, the Supreme Court is considering whether to uphold state bans on transgender athletes competing in girls’ sports in Idaho and West Virginia.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Australia granted humanitarian visas to more than 20 members of Afghanistan women’s cricket team when the Taliban returned to power in 2021 and banned women’s sport.
—Swati Pandey, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
And we were banned from the Schaefer Beer Festival and The Ed Sullivan Show forever.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
Some human rights groups and pundits have objected, however, saying the bans limit free speech and criminalize legitimate expressions of support for the Palestinian cause.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Separately, the Supreme Court is considering whether to uphold state bans on transgender athletes competing in girls’ sports in Idaho and West Virginia.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ban
Verb
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The directive banned local law enforcement from acting on warrants of removal and prohibited ICE agents from accessing Fairfax County police buildings.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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The weir prohibits the flow of saltwater into the lagoon and impedes the draining of sediment from the lagoon into the ocean.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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That figure represents a 4%+ increase over 2024 and excludes long-term care costs entirely.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Costco’s ancillary and other businesses — like pharmacy, food courts, and travel — added 19 basis points of improvement on a reported basis, and 17 basis points excluding gas.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The rise of the gig economy and remote work has finally broken the cubicle curse, giving us the freedom to answer emails from a mountain cabin or run a startup from a beachside bistro.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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Pay multiple people from the crafts site Etsy to perform tarot readings, lift any existing curses and otherwise engage in witchcraft.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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The prohibition currently keeps about 53,000 ineligible to vote in Missouri.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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The restaurant has been owned by a handful of different families who navigated world wars, prohibition, and global pandemics, moving locations just twice but always staying on Decatur Street.—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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This included cost analysts and schedulers, who were forbidden to work on the mission because the President’s budget request eliminated the probe program entirely.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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Since New York’s Constitution forbids both partisan gerrymandering and mid-decade redistricting, the only option for Dems to game the midterm map here was to have a judge intervene.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Just weeks after major storms brought snow to the Sierra Nevada, a winter heat wave has all but eliminated California’s snowpack gains.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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With the latest Webb data, researchers now have far greater confidence in where asteroid 2024 YR4 will be in 2032 and have eliminated the possibility of a lunar impact.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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International law experts say targeting civilians violates armed conflict regulations, drawing condemnation from the UN and human rights groups.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Sunni imams issued fatwas, legal condemnations by Islamic religious leaders, against us infidels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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In its current form, the proposal would outlaw the sale, barter, or trade of wildlife furs and furbearer parts statewide.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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In 1875 Congress passed a civil rights act outlawing racial discrimination, but in 1883 the US Supreme Court invalidated the law.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Ban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ban. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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