1
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
Eric Adler
march 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Shortly after, she was fired and banned from the campus.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
What will the impact of the IOC's ban on trans athletes be?
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Bans only is certain areas The amendment, proposed in February, does not aim to ban the sale of single-serve beers, malt liquor or minis (also known as nips, shooters, shots or airplane bottles) across the entire city.
—Eric Adler
march 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Shortly after, she was fired and banned from the campus.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revoked a ban that prevented the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and holding services.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
What will the impact of the IOC's ban on trans athletes be?
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ban
Verb
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The city agreed, reducing maximum e-bike speeds to 15 mph on city trails, prohibiting e-bikes on sidewalks and imposing penalties.—
Sarah Raza,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The church, built on what is revered by many Christians as the site of Jesus’ crucifixion, burial and resurrection, remains closed under Israeli military guidelines prohibiting gatherings of more than 50 people.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Senate came to a deal on Friday morning to fund DHS, excluding appropriations for immigration enforcement, but the House Republicans rejected it.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Overall, the district would have spent more than $3 million of taxpayer money on all of the Education Accelerated contracts — excluding travel expenses — if they had not been terminated last month, documents show.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the beginning of her music career, Jordan was (rightfully) hailed as a prodigy—a blessing and a curse.—
Grace Robins-Somerville,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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Meeting Rachel’s parents and getting that backstory leads her into discovering this family curse.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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At the state level, a bill was passed in the Missouri House that would mirror the federal prohibition.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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But the state’s high court rejected that argument in a 4-3 decision, concluding there was no explicit prohibition against the Legislature doing redistricting more often.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On a campy and subversive new album featuring Bladee, the Ukrainian black metal artist aspires to make the notoriously forbidding genre a little warmer.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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The first, urging Congress to approve the Equal Rights Amendment, the second, demanding that the Park Ridge City Council forbid ICE from using city property, and the third, demanding that the D 64 Elementary School District forbid ICE from using school property.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Now, there's a push to eliminate the primary and allow voters to choose more than one candidate.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The question, then, is not how to eliminate extraction, but how to recognize it as a metabolic relation.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the days and weeks following the Hamas massacre of innocent Israelis on October 7, 2023, students and colleagues alike in his academic community posted fiery condemnations of and expressions of moral disgust toward … Israel.—
Jesse Brown,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
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Without it, moral disagreement can quickly descend into condemnation.—
Eranda Jayawickreme,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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This year also marks the 75th anniversary of an extraordinary case of student activism that helped lead to the Supreme Court’s decision outlawing segregated schools.—
Jonathan Entin,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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The death penalty for murder was outlawed in 1954 and Israel has only executed two people in its 78-year history.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Ban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ban. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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