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outlawed

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verb

past tense of outlaw

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlawed
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • Within the forbidden halls of Division Five, Suzie finds all the windows covered with plywood.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 10 July 2024
  • Countless vampire stories make the allure of the vampire as some sort of forbidden fruit—tantalizing, but a bite will invariably lead to ruin.
    James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The delayed care occurred in the aftermath of a new state law that criminalized performing the procedure to remove fetal tissue from the uterus with few exceptions, legislation that reproductive-rights advocates said could scare away doctors from performing the surgery for fear of prosecution.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The pope, however, has not called for the practice to be criminalized and a 2023 Vatican doctrinal ruling pointed out that children born through surrogacy can be baptized.
    Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Perhaps your leader wants to support your growth and development, but their boss has forbade any investment in developmental opportunities as a distraction.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • As punishment, the pope forbade the city’s citizens from selling their textiles, plunging them into poverty.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Outlawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlawed. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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