as in forbidden
that may not be permitted
there will be no toleration for smoking and other prohibited activities
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as in banned
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
the city prohibits swimming in the lake after dark
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Recent Examples of prohibited
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.
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Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
For example, Customs and Border Protection in the United States maintains a list of prohibited and restricted items for anyone entering the US and links to other departments if permits are required.
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Erica Kasper,
WIRED,
21 Aug. 2024
Travelers can visit the CBP website to learn more about prohibited and restricted items.
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Nicole Lopez,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 May 2024
The alleged owner of the alligator has been charged with keeping a prohibited and dangerous exotic species, according to the Monmouth County SPCA.
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Zoe Sottile,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2023
For a full list of prohibited and permissible items, visit https://www.vangoghphx.com/faq.
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Kimi Robinson,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Aug. 2021
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
5 July 2026
Journalists, however, were prohibited from revealing plot points or celebrity cameos.
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Monica Hesse,
Washington Post,
4 July 2026
Picnics with outside food, blankets and lawn chairs are allowed into Rancho Cordova’s July 4 festival, but outside alcohol and barbecue grills are prohibited.
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2026
Freedom 250 says blankets are allowed, but lawn chairs, coolers, drink tumblers and aerosol sunscreen are prohibited.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Then, in February, Beijing prohibited exports of dual-use items to 20 Japanese companies, as per Mining Digital.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
Utensils are prohibited and condiments are seldom used, but water and other non-alcoholic drinks are available to speed up digestion.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Meister Varma couldn’t quarry or manufacture new materials on the plot because it’s prohibited in these ecologically sensitive regions.
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New Atlas,
3 July 2026
While the government didn’t hesitate to delete inconvenient climate information, dedicated volunteers outside the government managed to preserve copies of much of the material, which the federal government is prohibited from copyrighting.
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John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
Adjective
There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.
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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
For example, Customs and Border Protection in the United States maintains a list of prohibited and restricted items for anyone entering the US and links to other departments if permits are required.
—
Erica Kasper,
WIRED,
21 Aug. 2024
Travelers can visit the CBP website to learn more about prohibited and restricted items.
—
Nicole Lopez,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 May 2024
The alleged owner of the alligator has been charged with keeping a prohibited and dangerous exotic species, according to the Monmouth County SPCA.
—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2023
For a full list of prohibited and permissible items, visit https://www.vangoghphx.com/faq.
—
Kimi Robinson,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Aug. 2021
Verb
Items including coolers, folding chairs, frisbees, balls, metal drink containers and aerosol cans — including spray sunscreen — are prohibited.
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Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
5 July 2026
Journalists, however, were prohibited from revealing plot points or celebrity cameos.
—
Monica Hesse,
Washington Post,
4 July 2026
Picnics with outside food, blankets and lawn chairs are allowed into Rancho Cordova’s July 4 festival, but outside alcohol and barbecue grills are prohibited.
—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2026
Freedom 250 says blankets are allowed, but lawn chairs, coolers, drink tumblers and aerosol sunscreen are prohibited.
—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Then, in February, Beijing prohibited exports of dual-use items to 20 Japanese companies, as per Mining Digital.
—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
Utensils are prohibited and condiments are seldom used, but water and other non-alcoholic drinks are available to speed up digestion.
—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Meister Varma couldn’t quarry or manufacture new materials on the plot because it’s prohibited in these ecologically sensitive regions.
—
New Atlas,
3 July 2026
While the government didn’t hesitate to delete inconvenient climate information, dedicated volunteers outside the government managed to preserve copies of much of the material, which the federal government is prohibited from copyrighting.
—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibited
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More recently, mathematicians have been able to adapt Erdős’ method to get better estimates of Ramsey numbers where the forbidden cliques differ vastly in size.
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And thank God for that, because forbidden love is my favorite type of drama to watch on Love Island.
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When you're banned from a show — and if you guys know me, I'm banned from most of them.
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Florida cities ramped up their enforcement after Tallahassee banned public camping statewide in 2024, telling local governments to get people off their streets or risk lawsuits.
Adjective
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It’s been nearly a decade since California voters legalized recreational cannabis, but production and sales remain outlawed in most of the state — and the black market dominates.
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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.
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Almost 50 years ago, the Islamic Republic first took the comfort of religion away and then forbade music and, in the process, isolated me even further.
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At its best, the film rebuffs standard-issue 1950s heteronormativity, validating queerness at a moment when the Motion Picture Production Code forbade explicit reference to it.
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