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Recent Examples of off-limits
Ivory, cream, and white are still off-limits, though, unless the bride specifically requests it.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Perhaps the Athletics would deal Mason Miller — teams hardly ever make relievers off-limits.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
The transnational Peaks of the Balkans hiking route offers a glimpse of a fascinating, history-rich region that was long off-limits to tourists.
—Clodagh Kinsella, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2024
Johnson was in an off-limits section of the No. 4 line near the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall stop downtown when he was discovered to be in possession of a Cobra semiautomatic pistol.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Perhaps the Athletics would deal Mason Miller — teams hardly ever make relievers off-limits.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
The transnational Peaks of the Balkans hiking route offers a glimpse of a fascinating, history-rich region that was long off-limits to tourists.
—Clodagh Kinsella, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2024
Johnson was in an off-limits section of the No. 4 line near the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall stop downtown when he was discovered to be in possession of a Cobra semiautomatic pistol.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-limits
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The Humphreys family sold a 25% stake in the business to the Carlyle Group, a $447 billion (assets under management) private equity firm, for an undisclosed sum in 2019.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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African American freshmen enrollment has notably decreased by 16.9% at highly selective public and private nonprofit four-year schools.Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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Ryals agrees and adds that closed storage will help eliminate breaking, too.Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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The penal colonies of French Guiana were finally, permanently closed in 1953; their remains are now a macabre tourist attraction for the few visitors that make it to Cayenne.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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Drone sightings have been reported in at least six states – New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ohio – while arrests have been made in connection with drone operations near restricted areas in Massachusetts and California.Alexandra Skores, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Mystery drones have been detected in several restricted air spaces, shutting down operations at one Air Force base and one airport over the weekend, and resulting in arrests near another airport on Saturday.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Chanel last week announced that Matthieu Blazy would be taking over from Virginie Viard as its new creative lead—meaning there are perhaps a limited number of Bottega Veneta placements to come from Rihanna.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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The actress is next set to star in Thunderbolts and was announced to join a seven-episode limited series based on John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel East of Eden for Netflix.Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
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Get the Envelope newsletter for exclusive awards season coverage, behind-the-scenes stories from the Envelope podcast and columnist Glenn Whipp’s must-read analysis.Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Breaking Baz: Our man had an exclusive one-on-one with Wicked star Cynthia Erivo.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Off-limits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-limits. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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