as in prohibited
that may not be permitted
an interdicted hold in wrestling
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as in forbade
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
the state legislature moved to interdict the use of radar-detection devices by motorists
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as in intercepted
to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course
federal agents are able to interdict only a small percentage of the narcotic shipments into the country
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Recent Examples of interdicted
Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
About 80% of drugs are interdicted on the high seas, according to the Coast Guard.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interdicted
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
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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
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The court forbade companies from classifying workers as independent contractors except in narrow circumstances.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Of those, 386 drones and 27 missiles were intercepted or suppressed, the air force said.—
Will Gretsky,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Leavitt was intercepted on the next drive to put an exclamation point on a big upset win for the Bulldogs.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Describing the damping precisely meant accidentally allowing forbidden precision in position or momentum.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
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Anthropic has introduced weekly rate limits for its Claude chatbot focused on curbing excessive—and forbidden—usage of Claude Code.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 July 2025
Verb
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In contrast, 17 states -- such as Maryland and Wyoming -- that have not banned the use of wireless communication devices in schools on the state level.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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The city has also banned tour groups of more than 25 people, loudspeakers and megaphones, and even standing on narrow streets to listen to tour guides.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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No court has outlawed private-sector diversity, equity, and inclusion.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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That’s largely because, in recent centuries, waves of colonizers globally discouraged or even outlawed the teaching and learning of Indigenous languages — eradication that researchers and technologists like Boyer, as well as organizations like UNESCO, are now working to undo.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Interdicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdicted. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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