as in prohibited
that may not be permitted
trespassing is forbidden
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as in banned
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 forbidden
PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
Three years ago, Dawn went into the forbidden section of the Imperial library and ended up meeting Gaal, who convinced Dawn of the threat of the Mule.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
But these staffers have been strictly forbidden from speaking publicly about the cuts.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Anthropic has introduced weekly rate limits for its Claude chatbot focused on curbing excessive—and forbidden—usage of Claude Code.
—PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
Three years ago, Dawn went into the forbidden section of the Imperial library and ended up meeting Gaal, who convinced Dawn of the threat of the Mule.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Verb
Substance abuse was forbidden, though late in her tenure Daedone was alleged to have thrown some LSD into the mix.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
But these staffers have been strictly forbidden from speaking publicly about the cuts.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
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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
Verb
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But the league had banned him prior to that.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, Smith voluntarily resigned from the Academy, and the organization banned him from attending the Oscars or any other Academy event for 10 years.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Forbidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbidden. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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