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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
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.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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
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.
—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
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
Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbade
Verb
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Until now, Medicare had been prohibited by law from covering medications prescribed specifically for weight reduction, a policy rooted in the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act, as noted by health news service KFF.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Israeli fans of the team were prohibited from attending the match due to safety concerns, but disturbances still broke out regardless, with anti-Israel protesters in the vicinity.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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,
New Atlas,
10 Nov. 2025
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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
Verb
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Soon after slavery was outlawed, Southern states began enacting vagrancy laws and other discriminatory policies and using them to criminalize and re-enslave Black people.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 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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“Forbade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbade. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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