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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
According to prosecutors, the teen's mother became concerned about Ruiz being around her daughter and forbade Garcia Perez from speaking with him.
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The stream rushed by, as clear and inviting as the nearby lake that their father forbade them from swimming in.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
But then the estate realized that the decades-old settlement with the accuser forbade any party from depicting that situation for commercial purposes.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
The International Commerce Center, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), was also supposed to rise even taller than its 1,588 feet, but laws forbade it from exceeding the height of the surrounding mountains.
—Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
In 1921, Decree 77 forbade the use of African languages in the schools.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Local news outlets reported that Blanco Vela's sentence forbade him from working as a tour guide for seven and a half years.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
Director Gil Junger spent half a million dollars on a shot the studio forbade him from filming.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Then in May, Iranian authorities stopped him at the airport, seized his passport and forbade him from leaving the country.
—Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The stream rushed by, as clear and inviting as the nearby lake that their father forbade them from swimming in.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
But then the estate realized that the decades-old settlement with the accuser forbade any party from depicting that situation for commercial purposes.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
The International Commerce Center, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), was also supposed to rise even taller than its 1,588 feet, but laws forbade it from exceeding the height of the surrounding mountains.
—Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
In 1921, Decree 77 forbade the use of African languages in the schools.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Local news outlets reported that Blanco Vela's sentence forbade him from working as a tour guide for seven and a half years.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
Director Gil Junger spent half a million dollars on a shot the studio forbade him from filming.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Then in May, Iranian authorities stopped him at the airport, seized his passport and forbade him from leaving the country.
—Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbade
Verb
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The staff are prohibited from name-dropping famous guests, but social media has it that Rita Ora, Lily Aldridge, and Cristiano Ronaldo have all checked into Amanzoe.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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However, mini bikes, pocket bikes, electric dirt bikes, electric off-road scooters, electric ATVs and electric side-by-side off-road vehicles are prohibited everywhere in the city except on private property.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
Verb
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On Monday, one of those policies suffered a blow when a court ruled that the military illegally banned transgender troops.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Cameras, livestreams and video recordings are also banned from inside the courtroom, and demonstrators must stay outside of a specific perimeter surrounding the courthouse.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The rules produced by students at Eton in 1847, by contrast, outlawed the use of hands for propelling the ball.—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The constant cameras took such a toll on their family that Garner joined other celebrity parents in 2013 to help pass a bill that outlawed paparazzi photos of children taken without permission.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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“Forbade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbade. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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