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  • past participle of ban.
  • past tense form of ban.
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banned

ADJECTIVE
outlawed
Synonyms


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In the meantime, Norway's capital Oslo banned the glasses in schools this week as the government mulls regulating their use and considers a ban on features that enable facial recognition in public.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

In 1972, the Clean Water Act banned the release of pollutants into the “waters of the United States” without a federal permit.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Committee members were concerned that this wasn’t the first time Narbonne had broken rules, with the team being banned in 2019 and then again committed rule violations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

The identities of the nine women and three men on the jury have not been made public and the judge banned any photographing or filming of them during the trial to retain their anonymity.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Emergency laws added three hours to the workday and banned vacation days and public holidays.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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