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also forbad
as in prohibited
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
smoking is forbidden throughout the building we forbid you to see him
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Recent Examples of forbade
According to prosecutors, the teen's mother became concerned about Ruiz being around her daughter and forbade Garcia Perez from speaking with him.
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The stream rushed by, as clear and inviting as the nearby lake that their father forbade them from swimming in.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
But then the estate realized that the decades-old settlement with the accuser forbade any party from depicting that situation for commercial purposes.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
The International Commerce Center, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), was also supposed to rise even taller than its 1,588 feet, but laws forbade it from exceeding the height of the surrounding mountains.
—Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
In 1921, Decree 77 forbade the use of African languages in the schools.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Local news outlets reported that Blanco Vela's sentence forbade him from working as a tour guide for seven and a half years.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
Director Gil Junger spent half a million dollars on a shot the studio forbade him from filming.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Then in May, Iranian authorities stopped him at the airport, seized his passport and forbade him from leaving the country.
—Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The stream rushed by, as clear and inviting as the nearby lake that their father forbade them from swimming in.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
But then the estate realized that the decades-old settlement with the accuser forbade any party from depicting that situation for commercial purposes.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
The International Commerce Center, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), was also supposed to rise even taller than its 1,588 feet, but laws forbade it from exceeding the height of the surrounding mountains.
—Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
In 1921, Decree 77 forbade the use of African languages in the schools.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Local news outlets reported that Blanco Vela's sentence forbade him from working as a tour guide for seven and a half years.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
Director Gil Junger spent half a million dollars on a shot the studio forbade him from filming.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Then in May, Iranian authorities stopped him at the airport, seized his passport and forbade him from leaving the country.
—Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbade
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In January, polygraph-failing acting CISA Director Madhu Gottumukkala uploaded sensitive government documents to ChatGPT after demanding and receiving an exemption to the agency policy that prohibited ChatGPT’s use by CISA personnel.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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With the pause in place, the city will be prohibited from accepting, processing or approving any land use applications for data centers.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Authorities reportedly fined him €500, or roughly $580 — and banned him from returning to the site, the outlet noted.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Athletes have been suspended or banned for gambling violations.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Surrogacy contracts that treat preborn lives as transferable goods should be outlawed.—
Kimberly Bird,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Some start in the 1800s, and others start post-1970 under the UNESCO framework that has outlawed the looting of cultural heritage across the world.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Forbade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbade. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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