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as in prohibition
an order that something not be done or used
a written interdiction against the wearing of clothing incorporating gang colors
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as in prohibiting
the act of ordering that something not be done or used
the recent interdiction against open fires on the beach has riled summer revelers
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Recent Examples of interdiction
The White House cites a drop in CBP drug seizures as a success at the same time the Coast Guard cites an increase in drug interdictions as a success, too.
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Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The first interdiction took place Monday near the Fort Lauderdale sea buoy, where Coast Guard crews and a CBP Office of Field Operations K9 unit stopped a vessel suspected of drug smuggling.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Last November, the service launched a VTOL drone produced by ShieldAI called the MQ-35 V-BAT from a cutter to intercept illicit narcotics at sea, with three interdictions made in one night.
—Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Will there be more interdictions of vessels carrying Iranian oil?
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Coca production has ballooned under Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who has taken a light approach to drug interdictions, with the number of hectares planted almost doubling between 2016 and 2024.
—semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Colombian authorities reported their own significant interdiction earlier in the week, seizing more than seven tons of cocaine from multiple vessels in the Caribbean and arresting 11 suspects.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The twin-engine Seahawk is a helicopter used for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, drug interdiction, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift, and special operations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The first interdiction took place Monday near the Fort Lauderdale sea buoy, where Coast Guard crews and a CBP Office of Field Operations K9 unit stopped a vessel suspected of drug smuggling.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Last November, the service launched a VTOL drone produced by ShieldAI called the MQ-35 V-BAT from a cutter to intercept illicit narcotics at sea, with three interdictions made in one night.
—Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Will there be more interdictions of vessels carrying Iranian oil?
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Coca production has ballooned under Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who has taken a light approach to drug interdictions, with the number of hectares planted almost doubling between 2016 and 2024.
—semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Colombian authorities reported their own significant interdiction earlier in the week, seizing more than seven tons of cocaine from multiple vessels in the Caribbean and arresting 11 suspects.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The twin-engine Seahawk is a helicopter used for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, drug interdiction, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift, and special operations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interdiction
Noun
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The prohibition currently keeps about 53,000 ineligible to vote in Missouri.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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The restaurant has been owned by a handful of different families who navigated world wars, prohibition, and global pandemics, moving locations just twice but always staying on Decatur Street.—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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The disagreement extends to members of the legislature’s Education Committee, with many Republicans opposing a statewide ban and many Democrats supporting one.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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Failure to follow the policy may result in temporary or permanent ban.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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But legal protections and the banning of DDT allowed for a comeback.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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And in return for all that scurrilous effort, not a single banning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Interdiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdiction. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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