variants
also tabus
1
as in prohibitions
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as in indecencies
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Noun
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Advocates for cellphone bans say such prohibitions will help combat cyberbullying and mental health illnesses in youth.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026 -
An additional six countries, including Canada and Mexico, would be slapped with a 10% tariff over their alleged failure to adequately enforce such prohibitions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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As the representative for the armed wing of a human empire, you're tasked with subduing these Lovecraftian abominations and securing a foothold for humanity on alien worlds.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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The Succession Wars took a much darker turn thanks to the development of not just Battlemechs but of horrible flesh and steel monsters called abominations.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There’s something disturbing about these proscriptions, which is why both Kalmey and Miola identify them as critical.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But there’s more to it than gleeful perversions of genre.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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This garish cavalcade of perversions, which just premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, should have been shocking and transgressive; the pieces are certainly there.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2026
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The little people are being menaced by a dark force—a force with power, money, and very few moral inhibitions.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Shrug off inhibitions and break the ice as the moon and Uranus harmonize.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Because of this, additional restraints and a spit hood were used for the safety of Field and the deputies.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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During the previous Alabama nitrogen executions, the inmates shook, pulled at the restraints and exhibited labored breathing.—
Kim Chandler,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Israel, meanwhile, has launched nearly 3,500 strikes in Lebanon, according to the country’s prime minister, including in the capital Beirut, despite restrictions imposed by the truce.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Those policies, their attorneys argue, violate state laws in California that prohibit restrictions on NIL rights, as well as federal antitrust statutes.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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An athlete who could earn more in NIL but for House constraints can plausibly argue they are being prevented from earning compensation.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
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City attorney Andrea Leslie-Fite told council members the moratorium cannot be applied to projects that were already approved because of constraints within state law.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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“Taboos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taboos. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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