taboo
Example Sentences
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She says teaching CPR and defibrillator use is vital for breaking taboos and tackling inequalities.
From BBC
Maddie believes speaking openly about baby loss can still be a "taboo" and that those who do could be considered to be "scaremongering".
From BBC
But to remain globally competitive, Chinese companies also incorporate materials from foreign websites, such as Wikipedia, that address taboos such as the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Increasingly, beauty and health brands are reframing formerly taboo ailments and issues, using them as a way to build community.
Conversations once deemed taboo in the workplace, like mental health and shrinking boundaries between work and personal life, have become priorities for employers.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
