as in prohibition
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Recent Examples of no-no
Each time Amelia presses forward, Simone practically begs her to stop — a big no-no when your patient is awake and listening.
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
That is a no-no and should never, ever happen.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Each time Amelia presses forward, Simone practically begs her to stop — a big no-no when your patient is awake and listening.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s a food safety no-no, extending several invitations to foodborne illness.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
That is a no-no and should never, ever happen.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Each time Amelia presses forward, Simone practically begs her to stop — a big no-no when your patient is awake and listening.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s a food safety no-no, extending several invitations to foodborne illness.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-no
Noun
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There is no prohibition against the Heat trading the 2025 first-round pick received from the Warriors.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2025
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Other bills introduced in Congress thus far have called for the prohibition of tax deductions or credits for marijuana businesses to continue, regardless of whether it is rescheduled.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some cities and retailers banned plastic straws, and a few states imposed restrictions.—
Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Judges have recently blocked or suspended efforts by the Trump administration to ban transgender people from the military, abolish the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and to place restrictions on birthright citizenship.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Others from non-Western cultures often face language barriers, healthcare discrimination and cultural taboos that silence open discussion about midlife health.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Interpretations of the Torah, as well as associations with the Holocaust, have led tattoos to long be considered forbidden or taboo within Judaism, though contemporary attitudes towards it have somewhat shifted.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Even more directly, the U.S. oil embargo on Japan in mid-1941 was a spur for the attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States into the war.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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American stagflation was prominent in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when inflation and unemployment both rose above 5% following oil embargoes on the U.S. Is the U.S. headed toward stagflation?—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hegseth has followed through in the early months of the administration, moving to reinstate a ban on transgender troops serving in the military and rescinding a Biden administration policy that reimbursed service members who had to travel to other states for abortions.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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What Happens Next The FDA has urged manufacturers affected by the ban to shift toward using natural coloring agents such as beet, watermelon or carrot juice.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That veto override vote has been rescheduled several times.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2025
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State lawmakers previously gave Hawthorne extraordinary veto power over any track in the area, but have been considering withdrawing that power.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The band has been carefully considering how to stage the concert due to Osbourne’s physical limitations.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Working around the limitations of the location, Lee created that haunting impression with a combination of dialogue, music, and camera work.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Trans women also receive official recognition from the government and health organizations, which view them as a target group for HIV prevention and treatment.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Apr. 2025
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The National Civilian Community Corps deployed adults between the ages of 18 and 26 to work for weeks at a time to serve in communities, working on disaster response, environmental conservation and wildfire prevention across the country.—
Aishvarya Kavi,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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“No-no.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-no. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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