embargoed

Definition of embargoednext
past tense of embargo

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Verb
  • How retail investors get exposure to private credit While pensions are major investors in private credit, 401(k) plans have generally excluded these assets from their lineups.
    Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Four Democrats running for governor called on their fellow candidates to boycott an upcoming debate at USC, reiterating concerns that the criteria used to determine who was invited to participate resulted in every prominent candidate of color being excluded from the forum.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Analysts say the move does not lift broader sanctions but is designed to remove practical barriers that had prevented Venezuelan diplomatic facilities from operating, signaling a willingness by Washington to restore a functional diplomatic presence as talks advance.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Colorado troops fought for the Union Army in several battles that prevented Confederate forces from taking over western gold fields.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • At the same time, my intimate awareness of the many challenges, setbacks, and disasters of postcolonial nation building during the cold war precluded the reflexive Western attitude toward Iran of fear and loathing underpinned by near-total ignorance.
    Pankaj Mishra, The New York Review of Books, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Reflecting the global reach of American hegemony, as well as the way the bureaucratic style of Soviet espionage precluded such individual initiative, eighteen of these thirty operatives were Americans.
    Alfred McCoy, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This deprived the state treasurer of huge assets that otherwise could have been invested to generate billions of dollars in revenue over those seven decades.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
  • And that’s obviously deprived the fund of millions of dollars every year.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When Lenae was shut out of nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, likely a result of eligibility period technicalities, viral posts calling out her absence racked up tens of thousands of likes.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Plano West shut out Grand Prairie 4-0 on Tuesday.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Embargoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embargoed. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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