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

banned

ADJECTIVE
outlawed
Synonyms


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Searle said restrictions were put on members a few years ago, with boats with internal combustion engines banned.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

His first aviation employer, state-owned Oman Air, banned him from flying after authorities became aware of his interest in browsing extremist websites, people briefed on his background said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Multiple media outlets overnight identified him as Hamam al-Hammami and said he had been banned from flying in Oman over concerns about his extremist views.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

“It’s honestly time all these scents are banned the same way smoking has been banned pretty much everywhere,” one traveler complained on Reddit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

But even though the king had banned magic, most knew the truth: within a month of his proclamation, magic had completely and utterly disappeared of its own accord.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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