Advice on sexual practices and drug use - which were once taboo - is sponsored by many governments and their healthcare providers.

In many Asian countries, smoking was once taboo for women.

Impeachment, once taboo, now seems like a legitimate weapon, a way to settle the score.

Ostentatious displays of wealth were once taboo in Turkey, so the differences were less obvious.

It was once taboo for the groom even to see the bride on their wedding day, until the ceremony started.

Words that were once taboo or confined to special, circumscribed circumstances find their way into more general usage.

Section 4A A special report on tackling once taboo subjects.

Although use of the Internet was later curtailed, its introduction unexpectedly generated discussion on a once taboo topic.

Prescribing opioids was once taboo because of concerns over patients' becoming addicted.

Christian themes and nudes, both once taboo, are commonplace.