as in prohibition
an order that something not be done or used
there's a standing embargo against the use of foul language in this house
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Recent Examples of embargo
Andrew Arsan, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Soberón Guzmán accused the United States of lying about the causes of the crisis and said the embargo has caused billions of dollars in annual damage to Cuba.
—Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Wind and solar cannot be embargoed, blockaded, or shut off by a foreign power.
—David Frykman, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Within months the Royal Navy had imposed an embargo on Iranian oil, and officials were laying plans for a secret invasion.
—Andrew Arsan, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Soberón Guzmán accused the United States of lying about the causes of the crisis and said the embargo has caused billions of dollars in annual damage to Cuba.
—Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Verb
While full critics reviews for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie are embargoed till Tuesday, Universal allowed press and others to post their limited reactions on social media on Monday.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Wind and solar cannot be embargoed, blockaded, or shut off by a foreign power.
—David Frykman, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embargo
Noun
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More grounded than Scarface and tenfold beyond The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), the film focuses on Eliot Ness' attempt to bring down Al Capone during the 1930s prohibition.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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But our children deserve more than prohibition alone.—
Belonging Forum,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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My agency was working with an e-commerce client running a promotion that excluded specific items.—
Robert Burko,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Our statute only provides that derivatives on onions and motion picture box office receipts are excluded from our scope.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Britain is following a similar strategy as Australia, whose social media ban for kids went into effect in December 2025, but is adding more security measures, according to the government.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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The sanctions include asset freezes, travel bans and a prohibition to make any funds available to those blacklisted.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Verb
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To prevent renewal, cancel your membership through your Account Page.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 June 2026
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The bill, shared first with CNN, would codify NOAA’s aircraft reconnaissance and research role into law, which could help prevent those responsibilities from being transferred to another agency, like the US Air Force.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Verb
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And the Longhorns not only went on to lose, they got shut out!—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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The program is designed for first-time or returning buyers shut out of the market.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
Verb
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However with Barcola and his representative dragging their feet, the decision makers in the French capital are no longer ruling out Barcola’s potential sale in the summer transfer window.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The overall severe threat is low, but a few stronger storms can't be ruled out.—
Damien Lodes,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
Verb
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All this, experts tell us, not only precludes cutting rates but also may mean hiking them—perhaps several times—in the months ahead.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The second agreement precludes the Justice Department or any other federal agency from investigating the propriety of that funding.—
Nick Akerman,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The cases are ongoing, with federal courts weighing whether to halt the policy before the November elections.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Iran temporarily halted enrichment, but resumed it in 2006.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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“Embargo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embargo. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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