anti-smoking
adjective
an·ti-smok·ing
ˌan-tē-ˈsmō-kiŋ 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly antismoking
: opposed to tobacco smoking
anti-smoking groups
anti-smoking ads
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So, for high-income countries, a lot of the risk reduction factors for dementia [like anti-smoking efforts and campaigns to increase physical activity] are the same as those for other major diseases like cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 25 Sep. 2025
Like most of society at the time, German soldiers continued to smoke excessively even though Hitler, a non-smoker, championed an anti-smoking campaign.
—Robert M. Ehrenreich, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
In the push to minimize cigarette smoking, explicit labels were added to cigarettes, pricing increased, aggressive anti-smoking ad campaigns replaced cigarette ad placement, and fewer businesses sold cigarettes.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
The World Health Organization this week released its tenth report on the global tobacco epidemic, a status update on its anti-smoking campaigns.
—Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 25 Sep. 2025
Like most of society at the time, German soldiers continued to smoke excessively even though Hitler, a non-smoker, championed an anti-smoking campaign.
—Robert M. Ehrenreich, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
In the push to minimize cigarette smoking, explicit labels were added to cigarettes, pricing increased, aggressive anti-smoking ad campaigns replaced cigarette ad placement, and fewer businesses sold cigarettes.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
The World Health Organization this week released its tenth report on the global tobacco epidemic, a status update on its anti-smoking campaigns.
—Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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“Anti-smoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-smoking. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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