as in suspension
a state of temporary inactivity
the director of the blood bank called for a moratorium in donations until the surplus could be used up
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Recent Examples of moratorium
The bill was pitched as a post-disaster relief measure, preventing counties hit by hurricanes from enacting moratoriums, raising impact fees or altering land-use rules during recovery.
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Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
This bill comes on the heels of a moratorium on authorizing new NCB charter schools in California, enacted in 2020, that expires next year.
—Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Several have enacted moratoriums on new data-center projects.
—Justin Worland, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI were both previously supportive of a 10-year moratorium on states passing their own AI regulations that was proposed in the version of the One Big Beautiful Bill passed by the House earlier this year.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
This bill comes on the heels of a moratorium on authorizing new NCB charter schools in California, enacted in 2020, that expires next year.
—Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Several have enacted moratoriums on new data-center projects.
—Justin Worland, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI were both previously supportive of a 10-year moratorium on states passing their own AI regulations that was proposed in the version of the One Big Beautiful Bill passed by the House earlier this year.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moratorium
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However, the suspension of the de minimis rule now means that lower value shipments will now be subject to an additional 10% to 50% levy that coincides with the tariff rate of the country of origin, or a flat rate of $80 to $200, depending on which option the seller chooses.—
Rhett Buttle,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Their offense, outside their all-world quarterback, doesn’t scare anybody, not without Rashee Rice (suspension) and Xavier Worthy (injury), and with Travis Kelce in Year 13.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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This is mostly an over-the-top spy thriller with wild shootouts, great suspense and some really intense action, but this scene took it to another level entirely.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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After a chaotic 90 seconds that included six penalties, Campbell sacked Young on fourth down to end the suspense.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Moratorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moratorium. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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