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as in to ban
to make or declare contrary to the law
a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings
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as in to prohibit
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
fed up with the constant interruptions, the physician has outlawed all cell phone use from his office
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as in bandit
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Recent Examples of outlaw
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
In truth, the TikTokers should direct their ire to the app itself, which had a long warning to get out from under Beijing’s control or be outlawed in this country.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Within the space of the Factory, artist and outlaw have come to mirror each other.
—Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Western sanctions were imposed after thousands were beaten by police and independent media outlets and nongovernmental organizations were closed and outlawed.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
In truth, the TikTokers should direct their ire to the app itself, which had a long warning to get out from under Beijing’s control or be outlawed in this country.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
The production, Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code, that featured an Egyptian prince, Western outlaws, deep sea pirates, and Hamlet, received rapturous applause by the film’s end.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Within the space of the Factory, artist and outlaw have come to mirror each other.
—Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlaw
Verb
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The move follows a pilot program during the current school year where more than 100 of the state's 237 school districts banned phones.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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Naperville’s review of existing regulations comes in the wake of the Elgin City Council this month tentatively approving an ordinance that would ban the advertisement, display, sale or delivery of any products containing delta-8 or delta-9 THC without a state license.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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The law prohibits the sale, manufacture, possession and purchase of assault-style weapons, assault weapon attachments and .50 caliber cartridges in the state of Illinois.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Pol said his bill Senate Bill 409, which prohibits employers from taking adverse action against an employee for attending their child’s case conference committee at school, passed out of the Senate.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Robbery by bandits and natural disasters posed constant threats.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Those who bought Amazon in 1998, for example, or Tesla in 2012, or Nvidia in 2020 correctly foresaw the respective explosions of online shopping, EVs, and the AI revolution—and made out like bandits.—
Prarthana Prakash,
Fortune,
26 Nov. 2024
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Related article California city criminalizes ‘aiding’ and ‘abetting’ homeless camps One-third of them were in families of at least one adult and one child, the annual survey found, as the number of families with kids experiencing homelessness rose by 39%.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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The plaintiffs said the rules would serve to criminalize products the legislature has not outlawed, resulting in business closures and layoffs.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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The weather was bad enough that MassDOT dropped the speed limit on the pike and forbid tandem trucks from the road.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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The order is expected to have little national impact because COVID-19 vaccine mandates have mostly been dropped at schools and colleges across the United States, and many states have passed legislation forbidding such mandates.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Might be important later: the criminal was able to gain entrance to the White Lotus property when Valentin pulls up on his motorcycle to the security gate to chat with Gaitok, at the exact moment a random SUV containing the thief sails through.—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Williamson spends the entire movie moving from one L.A. locale and subculture to another, meeting a motley crew of criminals rich, scrappy, and everything in between, along the way.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Basis for the suit to illegalize the union, lawyers explained, is the difference in race between the participants.—
sandiegouniontribune.com,
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28 Feb. 2018
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Rather than negotiating a political agreement, Madrid decided to illegalize Basque political parties allegedly linked with terrorism and to prosecute their leaders.—
Sergi Pardos-Prado,
Washington Post,
28 Oct. 2017
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Some of the pirates were already waiting there in speedboats.—
Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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Ozzy Osbourne could've been a pirate — and wife Sharon still regrets not letting him.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Outlaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaw. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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