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noun

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verb

present participle of forbid

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of forbidding
Adjective
Early on, the piece is spare and a bit forbidding, with relentless repetitions of solitary figures. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 New York’s hospitality industry can be downright forbidding to outsiders. Vassi Chamberlain, airmail.news, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
There has been some discussion in the Texas Legislature to ban masks, especially after concerns about violent incidents linked to protests related to the Israel-Hamas war, but there are no laws in Texas forbidding them at protests. Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025 The silent close-ups of the people in the vehicle are subtly unsettling, while all around them rolls a beautiful, forbidding landscape. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forbidding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbidding
Adjective
  • To cut yourself off from people is to lose your connection and way in a glorious, terrifying world.
    Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
  • Audio and video deepfakes created with generative AI tools add a new, terrifying wrinkle to scam spotting.
    Kim Key, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • The actor behind the gruff but lovable Roy Kent shared a purrfectly eccentric analogy about the show's return on a recent episode of NPR's Wild Card podcast.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Bowling paints with the rhythm of a gruff intellectual.
    James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Smith, who is now winding down both his cases against the president-elect due to a longstanding Department of Justice policy prohibiting the prosecution of a sitting president, has not provided any details about the contents of his report.
    Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • That has prompted states including Colorado, New York and California to enact legislation prohibiting medical debt from being included on residents' credit reports or factored into their credit scores.
    Noam Levey, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • After the frightening threat, the man suddenly ran off in an unknown direction.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Serena Joy Waterford is among the most frightening, dead-hearted women ever written for the small screen.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Adding to her distress was her struggle with social anxiety, which made the idea of spending long hours with acquaintances and distant relatives even more intimidating.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 1 May 2025
  • Not just last year’s numbers with an extra 20% thrown on top, but something truly inspiring, maybe even a little intimidating?
    Ryan Brinkhurst, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There is no prohibition against the Heat trading the 2025 first-round pick received from the Warriors.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Other bills introduced in Congress thus far have called for the prohibition of tax deductions or credits for marijuana businesses to continue, regardless of whether it is rescheduled.
    Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There will be elections in Hungary next year, and Orbán, for the first time in decades, is facing a formidable challenger.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Mike has fostered a collaborative environment with a team committed to building a formidable global business – innovating and trailblazing at every level.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Raid 2, for instance, a two and a half hour crime and punishment epic, boils down to one man’s struggle to win the approval of his stern father; whether this is significant to Evans’ life or not, the motif nonetheless transitions cleanly into Havoc.
    Andy Crump, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has issued a stern warning about a predatory fish that can grow up to 3 feet long, slither across land and breathe air.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Forbidding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbidding. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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