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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 UK, former British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced in June that under-16s in the UK will be banned from social media from January 2027.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

For immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally, leaving the country or being deported triggers a penalty — many are banned from coming back into the U.S. for a decade.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Users—brand-affiliated or otherwise—who break subreddits’ promotional rules often find their comments deleted at best and their accounts banned at worst.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

That is why these peptides remain banned in many countries, including in France where Thomas lives.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

And I found myself doing what I have long since banned myself from doing—that is, imagining my parents were coming back, with David and Joseph, and wishing they were.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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