interdictions

plural of interdiction

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Recent Examples of interdictions To achieve this, Israel employed airstrikes, cyberattacks, interdictions of weapons and covert action to impede Iran’s ability to resupply Hezbollah’s existing arsenal and supply it with more advanced weapons. Amy McAuliffe, The Conversation, 26 June 2026 Organizers of the flotilla, which aimed to highlight the conditions for the 2 million or so Palestinians in Gaza, said Israeli soldiers fired on five boats during the interdictions, causing some damage. Nick Duffy, NBC news, 20 May 2026 Flotilla organizers claimed Israeli soldiers fired on five boats during the interdictions, causing some damage. Natalie Melzer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Tensions have grown in recent days, as the two countries carry out tit-for-tat interdictions of vessels. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 For now at least, the expanding of the war zone with more far-seas interdictions seems likely to only harden Tehran’s position. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 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. Dallas Morning News, 25 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interdictions
Noun
  • These prohibitions include drag, burlesque and karaoke events.
    Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • Trump in his current term has used proclamations to lift commercial fishing prohibitions within expansive marine monuments in areas of the Pacific Ocean and in the Atlantic Ocean off the New England coast.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Based on my research, students with PSU will most likely not react well to bans in school.
    Elizabeth Dowdell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • The sanctions included asset freezes, restrictions on financial transactions, and travel bans.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 14 July 2026

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“Interdictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdictions. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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