as in suspension
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 moratorium
Iranian authorities must immediately implement a moratorium on all executions and abolish the death penalty.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The conservative court likewise said Biden could not extend an eviction moratorium tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Environmental Protection Agency could not regulate power plant emissions that contribute to climate change.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The only period in modern times that carbon storage increased there was during a decade-long moratorium following protests and litigation.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The conservative court likewise said Biden could not extend an eviction moratorium tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Environmental Protection Agency could not regulate power plant emissions that contribute to climate change.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The only period in modern times that carbon storage increased there was during a decade-long moratorium following protests and litigation.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moratorium
Noun
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His older brother, Mario, is also a HSV player, albeit one serving a four-year suspension for a doping violation.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But Indonesia’s House of Representatives said that the license suspension would not cause severe impact on such users.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In a thriller, the suspense is built around a challenge posed to the protagonist — the last big score before retiring, being innocently accused of a crime or accidentally getting involved in something dangerous and deadly.—
Anders de la Motte,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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In other words, suspense isn’t about surprise.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Moratorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moratorium. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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