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verb

past tense of interdict

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of interdicted
Verb
On April 17, CBP’s San Diego Marine Unit crews interdicted a 24-foot boat near San Clemente Island. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Both of the vessels were interdicted in the Indo-Pacific Command's area of responsibility, which includes the Indian Ocean, according to the Pentagon. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 The Coast Guard also interdicted Motor Tanker Sophia in international waters near the Caribbean. — Max Rego, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2026 On Saturday, the Defense Department interdicted a second tanker, which the White House said carried sanctioned oil. — Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025 The Coast Guard, sometimes with help from the Navy, had typically interdicted boats suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, searched for illicit cargo, and arrested the people aboard for prosecution. — Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025 The crew’s interdiction was hailed as a historic milestone under Operation Pacific Viper, which has averaged more than 1,600 pounds of cocaine interdicted daily since August 2025. — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025 No leaves on the trees, few birds in the sky; the spacious vistas interdicted in all directions by armed men in black uniforms—police at the perimeter barricades, police on motorcycles, police drifting overhead in helicopters. — Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 For decades, the Coast Guard has interdicted ships carrying drugs, boarded them, and carried out arrests. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interdicted
Adjective
  • As a forbidden attraction grows between the two men, tragedy unleashes supernatural forces upon their deeply religious community.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Their forbidden love leads the Jade Emperor to decree their separation on opposite sides of the Milky Way.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After a federal court prohibited further nitrogen executions, the state switched back to the old, broken method.
    — Maya Foa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Family visitation is prohibited, as is keeping photos of loved ones, according to the letter.
    — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After forcing the early fumble, the Titans generated another turnover when Jayden Williams intercepted a Norland pass.
    — D’Joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Szarka rushed for 81 yards and passed for 82 but was intercepted twice.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Her profession as a psychologist forbade such magical thinking.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But Heastie forbade an Assembly vote that spring and has blocked it since.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Kremlin has banned diesel exports due to the Ukrainian strikes, pushing global prices higher.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Single-use plastics are banned, and waste is sorted for recycling.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In somewhat bare-bones, cozy settings, Red Lobster became a middle-class family destination, and was welcoming to Black customers at a time when segregation, while outlawed, was still common in much of the American South.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Popular committees stored food for curfews, set up clinics, and planted backyard gardens (until Israel outlawed them in 1988).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Interdicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdicted. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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