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Recent Examples of off-limits
In an interview with NBC News, the country’s deputy prime minister, Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, said those investments could go into sectors previously off-limits to Cuba’s private sector, including the country’s crumbling infrastructure.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Around the world, spas are often physically inaccessible, retreats off-limits by design, and practitioners limited in their ability and training to see disabled bodies as deserving of the restoration everyone so desperately needs.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2026
The time that Ohm spends trapped in that off-limits room, overnight and in near darkness save for a small lamp, packs the film’s most effective scares, but even as information about what’s occurring at this establishment comes to light, more questions about how it’s all meant to fit together arise.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
In 2012, the couple returned to Fukushima to start measuring radiation while living in temporary housing near Odaka, which was still off-limits.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Around the world, spas are often physically inaccessible, retreats off-limits by design, and practitioners limited in their ability and training to see disabled bodies as deserving of the restoration everyone so desperately needs.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2026
The time that Ohm spends trapped in that off-limits room, overnight and in near darkness save for a small lamp, packs the film’s most effective scares, but even as information about what’s occurring at this establishment comes to light, more questions about how it’s all meant to fit together arise.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
In 2012, the couple returned to Fukushima to start measuring radiation while living in temporary housing near Odaka, which was still off-limits.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-limits
Adjective
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Tarrant County Commissioners are set to discuss giving up control of a private road in northwest Tarrant County that is being maintained with county tax dollars.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Fox, 64, has worked for decades with Parkinson’s disease, which he was diagnosed with at age 29 in the early 1990s but kept private until 1998.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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After a while, someone mentioned to Kon I that an invite-only gym wasn’t an open gym, but a closed gym.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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After that period, the blinds are closed, the camera is turned off and then the doctor comes in to determine if the person is dead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The aircraft, assigned to Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, went down within the restricted military training complex north of the city.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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The trio then proceeded past a restricted door without authorization, the affidavit shows, and boarded the plane.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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For example, Vermont legislators have introduced legislation requiring that tech products used in school be registered and certified with the Secretary of State to prove limited data collection and the absence of addictive algorithms.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The City of Miami granted Nu Stadium a limited event permit, which is limited to that day, with specific hours, restrictions and additional precautions.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Services such as massages and facials are available for both Silica and Retreat guests, but the saunas, cold plunge, and exclusive lagoon are set aside for those with a suite at the Retreat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Paradise Guest Ranch Buffalo, Wyoming The century-old Paradise Guest Ranch offers weeklong family stays during the summer and adult-exclusive weeks when the kids go back to school.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Off-limits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-limits. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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