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also tabu
as in forbidden
that may not be permitted
asking a guest how much money he or she makes is strictly taboo because it's a rude question to ask a stranger
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also tabu
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as in prohibition
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as in anathema
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Recent Examples of taboo
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
Writer and producer Paul Dallas has programmed a diverse series of films centering identity, exploring taboo subjects and deploying graphic imagery.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
For many people, politics has always been considered a taboo subject at the dinner table.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Trump policies While it’s generally advised not to discuss politics at the dinner table, the recent U.S. election and its impact on the economy might mean the usually taboo topic cannot be overlooked.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
Writer and producer Paul Dallas has programmed a diverse series of films centering identity, exploring taboo subjects and deploying graphic imagery.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
Luxury brands have begun exploring the online gaming space, breaking traditional taboos to engage with online communities.
—Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
For many people, politics has always been considered a taboo subject at the dinner table.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Within the forbidden halls of Division Five, Suzie finds all the windows covered with plywood.Chris Klimek, Vulture, 10 July 2024
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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
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Both countries recently announced prohibitions on exports of those materials to one another.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
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Illinois passed its legacy admission prohibition in August, following Maryland, which enacted a legacy admission ban in April that applies to both public and private colleges.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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This kind of urgent, ruthless efficiency is anathema to the public sector.Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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David Greene, Civil Liberties Director, EFF Book bans violate fundamental First Amendment values and are anathema to the founding principles of U.S. democracy.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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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
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Travelers can visit the CBP website to learn more about prohibited and restricted items.Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2024
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Peanut oil is also a no-no as some guests may have allergies.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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Another no-no was browning flour in an old skillet as the first ingredient in fruitcake.Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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One such attempt to defy Florida’s Jim Crow laws touched off the November 1920 abomination known as the Ocoee massacre, where at least 30 people were killed and countless homes were burned.Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the wake of this moral abomination, the Senate should pass it and President Biden should sign it as one of his last acts in office.The Editors, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
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After a decade in which the only U.S. films screened were those in Cuban archives, in 1970, piracy became the dominant way to circumvent the embargo.Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made by History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Roosevelt hoped that embargoes on arms (1937), scrap iron (1938), and eventually oil (1941) would hurt the Japanese economy sufficiently to halt Japan’s war in China, the WWII museum said.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
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There’s an itch to depict Diddy as a Black Jeffrey Epstein, the ringleader of clandestine, A-list perversion.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
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Spanish officials also accused Vives of criminal conspiracy, fraud and perversion of justice and are currently seeking a six year prison sentence for the executive.Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Taboo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taboo. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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