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
Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Breslow had done the interview before the game with the understanding that the selections would be embargoed until later in the day.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But the program ground to a halt when Germany blocked the export of the engines, citing a European Union arms embargo on China introduced after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Sanctions mean that the product is embargoed in one of the industry’s biggest markets, which accounts for about one-third of global rum sales.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Breslow had done the interview before the game with the understanding that the selections would be embargoed until later in the day.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Verb
Watching Gulf leaders embrace while their advisers face the consequences of the embargo is something a Qatari official predicted in a 2017 interview, when relations were at a nadir.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But the program ground to a halt when Germany blocked the export of the engines, citing a European Union arms embargo on China introduced after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embargo
Noun
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The guidelines might need revising, with a shift in focus away from strict prohibition toward balance and moderation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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Anthropic ran into a similar problem recently because of its strict prohibition on surveillance, which Semafor reported irked White House officials.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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So far, at least four people have died from the attack, excluding Sanford, and several more are injured.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Brown said he was fascinated by the idea that Black community members with roots in those neighborhoods might have felt excluded in their hometown.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ahn Young-joon / AP Tattoo artists welcomed the act’s passage after spending years fighting to end the ban.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Sep. 2025
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But while cookware was included in the original draft, it was exempted from the final text after protests from cookware companies and their employees, who argued the ban would jeopardize jobs and was unnecessary on health grounds.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Being less direct and formal can help prevent your kid putting a wall up — as can chatting during car rides since not being face-to-face can feel less intimidating for them.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The rise in organized thefts has become a major talking point for advocates who are asking the state to step in to do more to prevent the violent encounters.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The first loss of the Mike Sanford Era was defined by the Eagles offense getting shut out in the second half.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Nashville schools were shut out from DII-AA volleyball championships from 2016-24 largely due to Briarcrest’s dominant run of titles in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023.—
Tyler Palmateer,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Both were ruled out for the remainder of the game.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Commanders are off to a hot start, which is huge considering Jayden Daniels was ruled out of the game due to a sprained knee.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The range of natural terrain precluded the need for much CGI.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Although the Basic Agreement between owners and players grants permission to schedule games in San Juan, Paris, and Mexico City, financial considerations precluded those venues from appearing on the 2025 schedule.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The sanctions, which will go into effect unless there’s a last-minute deal Friday, will include freezing Iranian assets abroad, halting arms deals with Tehran and penalizing any development of Iran’s ballistic missile program.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The new project was in pre-production earlier this month before everything was halted when Cavill was injured during training.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Embargo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embargo. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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