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Recent Examples of verboten Apparently, Porsche will also allow this panel to stream video content, which heretofore has been considered verboten, a potential distraction to the driver. Turbo GT is only available with the elegant fastback coupé roofline. Mark Ewing, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2023 If not for the 2022 playoffs, Strasburg's name may very well be verboten in Houston. Michael Shapiro, Chron, 27 Jan. 2023 Workplace romances are verboten, so Emily and Luke have to keep their relationship, not to mention their recent engagement, on the down-low. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023 If foreign accents were tolerated, regional accents were verboten. Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for verboten
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verboten
Adjective
  • Lina, a young woman facing harsh coming-of-age rituals, forms a forbidden connection with a man.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • With every temptation, Jesus is lured into a forbidden world, and a terrified Joseph soon realizes that a demonic power is at work.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • By season 1's conclusion, Fisk has taken over the city's government as mayor, locked away any potential threats to his power in a secret prison, installed his own shadow force of corrupt cops to exact his will, outlawed vigilanteism, and declared martial law.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Verboten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verboten. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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