as in prohibited
that may not be permitted
trespassing is forbidden
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as in banned
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
smoking is forbidden throughout the building we forbid you to see him
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Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 29 July 2023
What follows is a story of vengeance, intrigue and forbidden love.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 May 2023
Image At the center of this novel is a forbidden forest that sits at the northern edge of a nameless town.
—Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
This made our frantic encounters outside the confines of the building feel more forbidden and also more transactional.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2024
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The novel promises magic and forbidden love in a criminal underworld.
—Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 29 July 2023
What follows is a story of vengeance, intrigue and forbidden love.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 May 2023
Image At the center of this novel is a forbidden forest that sits at the northern edge of a nameless town.
—Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
This made our frantic encounters outside the confines of the building feel more forbidden and also more transactional.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2024
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“Forbidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbidden. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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