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as in prohibits
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 excludes
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 curses
a prayer that harm will come to someone
a father's ban upon his ungrateful son
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as in prohibitions
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 bans
Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
In March, Sherrill signed three bills, including the Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act, which bans law enforcement officers, including ICE agents, from wearing masks in New Jersey.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The law bans fees on the tax or tip portions of customers’ bills.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
More than 60% of voters approved the Fair Districts Amendment in 2010, which bans partisan gerrymandering and redrawing maps to dilute the power of racial minorities.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The burn bans mark Georgia's first-ever.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Colorado already bans prop bets on college athletes’ performances.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
The launch comes ahead of the EU’s Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (ECGT), which bans companies from greenwashing through misleading sustainability claims and requires brands to substantiate environmental claims.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
DeSantis scheduled the session for late April as the nation awaits a Supreme Court ruling on a key section of the Voting Rights Act that bans discrimination in voting systems.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Lawrence Glickman, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
However, the practice exists in a legal gray area, with sellers facing potential bans due to Etsy's policy on metaphysical services.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Other states are adopting similar bans and laws against outside harvesting.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Beyond those bans, the marketplace remains largely unregulated.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Though bans were set to take place in New York City and Chicago, they were reversed due to legal challenges.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
An expanding Chinese body of regulation Beijing has built up an array of legal tools to put pressure on foreign companies, developed in response to American sanctions, export controls and investment bans.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2026
Soccer’s governing bodies have struggled for decades to eliminate racial abuse despite heavy fines, stadium closures, points deductions, halted matches and bans for both fans and players who break the rules.
—Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
And also unlike other host cities like Boston and New York, the Linc has no tailgate bans for World Cup matches.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
The measure has some exceptions, such as undercover operations, SCUBA teams, bomb squads, and SWAT teams, but broadly bans masks.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
In March, Sherrill signed three bills, including the Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act, which bans law enforcement officers, including ICE agents, from wearing masks in New Jersey.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The law bans fees on the tax or tip portions of customers’ bills.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
More than 60% of voters approved the Fair Districts Amendment in 2010, which bans partisan gerrymandering and redrawing maps to dilute the power of racial minorities.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The burn bans mark Georgia's first-ever.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Colorado already bans prop bets on college athletes’ performances.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
The launch comes ahead of the EU’s Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (ECGT), which bans companies from greenwashing through misleading sustainability claims and requires brands to substantiate environmental claims.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
DeSantis scheduled the session for late April as the nation awaits a Supreme Court ruling on a key section of the Voting Rights Act that bans discrimination in voting systems.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
Even though strict immigration quotas and bans became the law of the land in 1924, the issue persisted as babies born prior to passage of the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act came of age into the 1930s.
—Lawrence Glickman, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
However, the practice exists in a legal gray area, with sellers facing potential bans due to Etsy's policy on metaphysical services.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Other states are adopting similar bans and laws against outside harvesting.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Beyond those bans, the marketplace remains largely unregulated.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Though bans were set to take place in New York City and Chicago, they were reversed due to legal challenges.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
An expanding Chinese body of regulation Beijing has built up an array of legal tools to put pressure on foreign companies, developed in response to American sanctions, export controls and investment bans.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2026
Soccer’s governing bodies have struggled for decades to eliminate racial abuse despite heavy fines, stadium closures, points deductions, halted matches and bans for both fans and players who break the rules.
—Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
And also unlike other host cities like Boston and New York, the Linc has no tailgate bans for World Cup matches.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bans
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The resolution was spearheaded by Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno and immediately prohibits senators and staff from the markets.—
William Earl,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Sunday's figure excludes the United Arab Emirates share of output, which officially departed OPEC on May 1.—
Azhar Sukri,Mike Sheen,
CNBC,
3 May 2026
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The statement notably excludes Anthropic, which has been in dispute with the Pentagon over guardrails for how the military could use its artificial intelligence tools.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Tens of millions of downloads deep, among discussions regarding ongoing bear curses and the quiet art of being a decent person, Drew Barrymore has asked about boogers and Jane Fonda has asked about hope.—
Brittany Delay,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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There are still deliveries of hate mail from conservative neighbors who disapprove of their lifestyle, and occasional drive-bys punctuated with curses yelled from car windows, but they’ve largely been accepted by the community.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Every Chinese citizen, company, and organization is directed to apply those three prohibitions to Trump’s Executive Order 13902 of January 10, 2020, and Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 2018, which sanction any individual or firm that trades with the Iranian regime.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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For instance, ByteDance has been renting chips from Oracle to circumvent export prohibitions of Nvidia’s most advanced chips.—
Elizabeth Lopatto,
The Verge,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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New York’s Constitution forbids that and trying to change it for 2028 is pointless.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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The use of the term caused alarm as international humanitarian law explicitly forbids armed forces from denying enemy combatants to surrender and instead killing them.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The vote requests that the department’s all-civilian watchdog adopt new guidelines similar to San Francisco, which bars police officers from pulling people over for broken taillights and other minor equipment violations unless there is a safety threat.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The law bars anyone from practicing medicine without a valid license.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
Verb
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The Invasive Species Management Act outlaws the sale and spread of 30 species, like the Bradford (or Callery) pear, Japanese barberry and running bamboo, throughout the Garden State.—
Nick Caloway,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Even if the Supreme Court soon outlaws the use of race in shaping congressional districts, state lawmakers still have to work within Florida’s Fair Districts amendment.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In addition, the bill prevents all law enforcement officers, including from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE, from wearing masks, except in limited situations.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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At the same time, the government should negotiate medication, services and treatment fees for all; this prevents price gouging.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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