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
New Atlas, 10 Nov. 2025
Vermont had banned slavery for adults in 1777 and was home to a small but thriving free Black population.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
There is a reason that Rice, who first renounced then rejoined her faith, often found her books banned.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
Indigenous tribes have long used fire to care for the land through cultural burnings, but in the 1800s, that practice was banned by restrictive and discriminatory laws in places like California.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Kolomoisky has been banned from entering the United States but has not been criminally charged.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
There was a vote this past offseason on whether the tush push should be banned after the Green Bay Packers submitted a formal proposal.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
West has been repeatedly banned from multiple social media platforms.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The government banned the import, possession, use, manufacturing and distribution of all vapes in the Maldives in late 2024, regardless of age.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
Even these can be banned under the severest restrictions, but often they're allowed in backcountry camping areas when wood fires are banned.
—New Atlas, 10 Nov. 2025
Vermont had banned slavery for adults in 1777 and was home to a small but thriving free Black population.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
There is a reason that Rice, who first renounced then rejoined her faith, often found her books banned.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
Indigenous tribes have long used fire to care for the land through cultural burnings, but in the 1800s, that practice was banned by restrictive and discriminatory laws in places like California.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Kolomoisky has been banned from entering the United States but has not been criminally charged.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
There was a vote this past offseason on whether the tush push should be banned after the Green Bay Packers submitted a formal proposal.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
West has been repeatedly banned from multiple social media platforms.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The government banned the import, possession, use, manufacturing and distribution of all vapes in the Maldives in late 2024, regardless of age.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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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.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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In 1921, the UK passed its own anti-plumage legislation which outlawed the importing of exotic birds for fashion.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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During their first reign from 1996-2001, the Taliban had outlawed all music besides non-instrumental religious chanting, enforcing the ban with brutal tactics that included a suicide bombing at an ANIM student concert.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump levied his greatest assault against the international economic order, announcing the most expansive set of tariffs in American history on both autocratic adversaries and America’s closest democratic allies in April 2025 (Russia was strikingly excluded).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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ISPs without a 2-gig or faster tier were excluded to ensure the rankings reflect the top-performing, next-generation networks available in 2025.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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An ancient forbidden kingdom nestled by the Tibetan Plateau and some of the tallest peaks in the world, Mustang didn’t allow tourists until 1992 and formally joined the contemporary Federation of Nepal in 2008.—
Joe Baur,
Outside,
31 Oct. 2025
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In one study, University of Pennsylvania researchers manipulated LLMs into giving forbidden responses by applying persuasion techniques effective on humans.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Utilities were stuck with the headache and expense of storing waste themselves, so in 2014, a judge forbade the federal government from continuing to collect the NWF fees.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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The officials forbade her from telling others about the nondisclosure agreement itself and made her promise to never pursue legal action.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Mochen claimed, and text messages from Kaliyev appear to confirm to the Post, that Kaliyev was even barred from practices over the unpaid debts.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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As the search for Melodee continues, relatives have claimed Ashlee barred the child's paternal family from seeing her for years, PEOPLE previously reported.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The trade war also eliminated hundreds of jobs tied to cross-border wine commerce and contributed to a boom in Canadian wine sales, reshaping consumer habits and retail offerings in the country.—
Dave Gordon,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Change is coming The Kansas school is among more than 1,900 public K-12 schools that have eliminated names and images determined to be disparaging to Indigenous peoples of the United States.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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LogoPowered byScale logo At least 114 people have died and 127 remain missing in central Philippines after a typhoon caused destruction and widespread flooding, which local officials suggest could have been prevented if not for persistent graft in flood-control projects.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The government shutdown, which started on October 1, has prevented many federal employees from getting paid.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Banned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banned. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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