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
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Both of the vessels were interdicted in the Indo-Pacific Command's area of responsibility, which includes the Indian Ocean, according to the Pentagon.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
The Coast Guard also interdicted Motor Tanker Sophia in international waters near the Caribbean.
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Max Rego,
The Hill,
7 Jan. 2026
On Saturday, the Defense Department interdicted a second tanker, which the White House said carried sanctioned oil.
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Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
22 Dec. 2025
The Coast Guard, sometimes with help from the Navy, had typically interdicted boats suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, searched for illicit cargo, and arrested the people aboard for prosecution.
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Konstantin Toropin,
Fortune,
21 Dec. 2025
The crew’s interdiction was hailed as a historic milestone under Operation Pacific Viper, which has averaged more than 1,600 pounds of cocaine interdicted daily since August 2025.
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Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2025
No leaves on the trees, few birds in the sky; the spacious vistas interdicted in all directions by armed men in black uniforms—police at the perimeter barricades, police on motorcycles, police drifting overhead in helicopters.
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Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
For decades, the Coast Guard has interdicted ships carrying drugs, boarded them, and carried out arrests.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
On April 17, CBP’s San Diego Marine Unit crews interdicted a 24-foot boat near San Clemente Island.
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Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Both of the vessels were interdicted in the Indo-Pacific Command's area of responsibility, which includes the Indian Ocean, according to the Pentagon.
—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
The Coast Guard also interdicted Motor Tanker Sophia in international waters near the Caribbean.
—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
7 Jan. 2026
On Saturday, the Defense Department interdicted a second tanker, which the White House said carried sanctioned oil.
—
Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
22 Dec. 2025
The Coast Guard, sometimes with help from the Navy, had typically interdicted boats suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, searched for illicit cargo, and arrested the people aboard for prosecution.
—
Konstantin Toropin,
Fortune,
21 Dec. 2025
The crew’s interdiction was hailed as a historic milestone under Operation Pacific Viper, which has averaged more than 1,600 pounds of cocaine interdicted daily since August 2025.
—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2025
No leaves on the trees, few birds in the sky; the spacious vistas interdicted in all directions by armed men in black uniforms—police at the perimeter barricades, police on motorcycles, police drifting overhead in helicopters.
—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
For decades, the Coast Guard has interdicted ships carrying drugs, boarded them, and carried out arrests.
—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 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.
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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.
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Almost 50 years ago, the Islamic Republic first took the comfort of religion away and then forbade music and, in the process, isolated me even further.
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At its best, the film rebuffs standard-issue 1950s heteronormativity, validating queerness at a moment when the Motion Picture Production Code forbade explicit reference to it.
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Kuwait said its air defenses had intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles.
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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin issued a long series of statements about Ukrainian drones heading for the capital being intercepted.
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More recently, mathematicians have been able to adapt Erdős’ method to get better estimates of Ramsey numbers where the forbidden cliques differ vastly in size.
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And thank God for that, because forbidden love is my favorite type of drama to watch on Love Island.
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When you're banned from a show — and if you guys know me, I'm banned from most of them.
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Florida cities ramped up their enforcement after Tallahassee banned public camping statewide in 2024, telling local governments to get people off their streets or risk lawsuits.
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Reaching that destination took a lot of sacrifice and organizing over the many decades since slavery was originally outlawed in this country.
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Within a few years of Euromaidan, the Ukrainian government had outlawed Soviet symbols, including monuments to Lenin.
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“Interdicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdicted. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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