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also forbad
as in prohibited
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
smoking is forbidden throughout the building we forbid you to see him
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Recent Examples of forbade
The law that banned whale captivity did not apply to the existing population of captive whales at Marineland, but the park had to comply with another part of the law that forbade breeding.
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CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
His recovery plan forbade him from climbing stairs for 10 weeks.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
In several exchanges, Monarez also said that Kennedy forbade her from talking with CDC scientists as well as Congress members—despite their oversight role.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Legal challenges began when, in 2007, the state medical board forbade doctors from any involvement beyond observing executions, which were only carried out by lethal injection after a move by state lawmakers to eliminate another method, lethal gas, in 1998.
—Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The court forbade companies from classifying workers as independent contractors except in narrow circumstances.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Though the topic didn’t come up during Friday afternoon’s press conference, the director recently made headlines because he and his writing partner Don McKellar were kicked out of the Writers Guild of America for violating union rules that forbade working during the union’s 2023 strike.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Sean Duffy, the federal Department of Transportation secretary, has, in recent months, threatened to pull funding over New York City’s congestion pricing program — until a federal judge forbade him from doing so.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
His recovery plan forbade him from climbing stairs for 10 weeks.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
In several exchanges, Monarez also said that Kennedy forbade her from talking with CDC scientists as well as Congress members—despite their oversight role.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Legal challenges began when, in 2007, the state medical board forbade doctors from any involvement beyond observing executions, which were only carried out by lethal injection after a move by state lawmakers to eliminate another method, lethal gas, in 1998.
—Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The court forbade companies from classifying workers as independent contractors except in narrow circumstances.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Though the topic didn’t come up during Friday afternoon’s press conference, the director recently made headlines because he and his writing partner Don McKellar were kicked out of the Writers Guild of America for violating union rules that forbade working during the union’s 2023 strike.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Sean Duffy, the federal Department of Transportation secretary, has, in recent months, threatened to pull funding over New York City’s congestion pricing program — until a federal judge forbade him from doing so.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbade
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Betting on college sports remains prohibited.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Pino carried out this change despite a Miami-Dade judge’s order in the couple’s long-running divorce case that prohibited him from disposing of their marital assets, according to her lawyers.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The majority of Jafar Panahi‘s movies have been made illegally, under the radar, and in secret away from the eyes of the Iranian government, if not banned in his home country altogether.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
20 Oct. 2025
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The state also limited preseason contact drills to six hours total and banned spring and summer practices.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Forbade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbade. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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