embargoed

Definition of embargoednext
past tense of embargo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for embargoed
Verb
  • Prosecutors will have the chance to question Hale again, and defense attorneys reserved the right to ask for the testimony to ultimately be excluded.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Just a week before, Hassett had been excluded from a White House meeting in which the president decided to impose higher tariffs on Mexico, The New York Times reported.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • At the time, Caucus leadership cited Metra delays as a factor that may have prevented some members from reaching the Gorton Center before voting closed.
    Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Officials prevented the officer's entry and activated emergency protocols issued by the Ministry of Foreign Relations and Human Mobility, according to the consulate.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The companies contend those claims can’t proceed because they are precluded by federal law.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
  • In 1898, which was only thirty years after the amendment was ratified, the Supreme Court ruled definitively on the meaning of that phrase in the case of Wong Kim Ark, a man born in California to Chinese immigrants who were precluded from becoming citizens by the Chinese Exclusion Act.
    Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • On the other hand, more modest, consistent daily calorie counting might not leave you feeling as deprived.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The Islamic Republic has made Iran a pariah and deprived its people — and for what?
    The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The downside, of course, is that a lack of funding means the creators either need to relegate their work to side-project status while working day jobs or find independent sources of funding, which can shut out more junior creators or those without pre-existing resources.
    Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Knight, who shut out Winnipeg on Monday night, made 28 saves in regulation and overtime for his second straight win.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Embargoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embargoed. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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