variants
or moratoria
as in suspensions
a state of temporary inactivity
the director of the blood bank called for a moratorium in donations until the surplus could be used up
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Recent Examples of moratoriums
Ultimately, federal agencies and the OSTP could grant two-year moratoriums on enforcement of AI laws to enable AI experiments on the public, which can be renewed up to four times for a maximum of 10 years.
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The bill was pitched as a post-disaster relief measure, preventing counties hit by hurricanes from enacting moratoriums, raising impact fees or altering land-use rules during recovery.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Several have enacted moratoriums on new data-center projects.
—Justin Worland, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
The association has appealed to Prime Minister Modi for relief measures, including high-level diplomatic talks, loan-repayment moratoriums, collateral-free working capital loans, and the temporary suspension of the goods and service tax, income tax and other levies for affected exporters.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
Some towns passed moratoriums on new ones, and over the past three years the pace of new proposals has slowed dramatically.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The bill was pitched as a post-disaster relief measure, preventing counties hit by hurricanes from enacting moratoriums, raising impact fees or altering land-use rules during recovery.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Several have enacted moratoriums on new data-center projects.
—Justin Worland, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
The association has appealed to Prime Minister Modi for relief measures, including high-level diplomatic talks, loan-repayment moratoriums, collateral-free working capital loans, and the temporary suspension of the goods and service tax, income tax and other levies for affected exporters.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
Some towns passed moratoriums on new ones, and over the past three years the pace of new proposals has slowed dramatically.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moratoriums
suspensions
Noun
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Mentored youth also saw lower absenteeism rates, fewer school suspensions and improved behaviors.—
Lina Ruiz
September 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
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Throughout this period, Magalhães, who said she had never been officially notified of Moraes's orders, continued posting from Florida, criticizing Brazil's suspensions of X and Rumble, and attacking Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Moraes for censorship.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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