as in forbidden
that may not be permitted
In soccer, using your hands is verboten.
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Recent Examples of verboten
Rady argues that continuing to provide care that the health secretary declared verboten in December could be cited as a reason to take immediate action in the spring or even sooner.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Music with lyrics was first permitted in 2014 For years, skaters never had copyright issues because music with lyrics was verboten.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
In the old days, this was verboten.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
If Barça is verboten because your editor is from Madrid or something, then why don’t you guys use Barcelona instead?
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Music with lyrics was first permitted in 2014 For years, skaters never had copyright issues because music with lyrics was verboten.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
In the old days, this was verboten.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
If Barça is verboten because your editor is from Madrid or something, then why don’t you guys use Barcelona instead?
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verboten
Adjective
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Less than an hour’s drive from the holiday markets, on the way to Salla and its forbidden frontier, hundreds of Finnish soldiers are training to repel any future Russian invasion.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
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Women, whether secular or religious, remain forbidden to read, write or tell stories.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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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Sickert is showcased here for both his impressionistic instincts and his portrayal of previously taboo art subjects such as prostitutes and the impoverished.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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Yet even noticing the looming threats has become taboo for the two major political parties.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Verboten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verboten. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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