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Recent Examples of off-limits
Catch up quick: President Trump promised an aggressive crackdown on undocumented immigrants, and the latest directive allows immigration officials to raid schools and churches, previously deemed off-limits.
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Yacob Reyes, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Shortly after Trump took office, the Department of Homeland Security made schools and churches – locations previously off-limits – fair game for raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
This new directive, announced on Tuesday, aims to empower federal immigration officers to arrest migrants at places previously deemed off-limits by guidelines issued over a decade ago.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
There was excitement at the access granted after Liverpool’s dramatic Carabao Cup victory with a youthful side over Chelsea at Wembley in February, when cameras were allowed in the changing room— something that was deemed off-limits when filming started as Klopp was firmly against it.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Yacob Reyes, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Shortly after Trump took office, the Department of Homeland Security made schools and churches – locations previously off-limits – fair game for raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
This new directive, announced on Tuesday, aims to empower federal immigration officers to arrest migrants at places previously deemed off-limits by guidelines issued over a decade ago.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
There was excitement at the access granted after Liverpool’s dramatic Carabao Cup victory with a youthful side over Chelsea at Wembley in February, when cameras were allowed in the changing room— something that was deemed off-limits when filming started as Klopp was firmly against it.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-limits
Adjective
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People in certain regions of Minnesota, especially the southeast, have long been at a higher risk of nitrate contamination from their private wells.—
MinnPost,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Acquired some fifteen years ago from a private seller, the unsigned portrait—painted in Paris in 1906—was recently authenticated and published in the Modigliani archive of Rome.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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According to Google, the bakery is permanently closed.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Mountain Empire, Borrego Springs and Warner Unified School Districts remained closed due to power outages, officials said.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Huttle, who the Indianapolis Star reported had an extensive criminal record, had pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building in relation to the Capitol attack and was sentenced in November 2023 to six months in prison.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, Huttle pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds on Jan. 6, and received a sentence of six months in prison.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025
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United Airlines has just dropped its new wave of status match applications for 2025, giving travelers the chance to enjoy elite status perks for a limited time.—
Stella Shon,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
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The grandmother’s refusal to let her limited command of English diminish her authority is divine.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2025
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That exclusive partnership, which will be on national display during the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday, technically preceded the launch of a multibillion-dollar sports betting industry in the U.S., which has stronger ties than ever to pro sports leagues, including the NFL.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Lamar is expected to drop an exclusive, limited-edition merchandise collection in collaboration with designer Willy Chavarria.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Off-limits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-limits. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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