as in forbidden
that may not be permitted
a college campus on which any form of hate speech was strictly verboten
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If not for the 2022 playoffs, Strasburg's name may very well be verboten in Houston.
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Michael Shapiro, Chron, 27 Jan. 2023
If foreign accents were tolerated, regional accents were verboten.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
And video games, one of the main reasons children want these devices, would be verboten.
—Caren Chesler, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2022
Annie Murphy also plays a prominent role, but describing that role is verboten, too.
—Vulture, 18 Apr. 2022
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Michael Shapiro, Chron, 27 Jan. 2023
If foreign accents were tolerated, regional accents were verboten.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
And video games, one of the main reasons children want these devices, would be verboten.
—Caren Chesler, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2022
Annie Murphy also plays a prominent role, but describing that role is verboten, too.
—Vulture, 18 Apr. 2022
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“Verboten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verboten. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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