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
The moratorium serves to balance personal privacy with humanizing history, according to the country’s Central Statistics Office.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The second problem with a moratorium on calling your opponents authoritarian is that Trump himself routinely violates it.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
The state’s nuclear moratorium was signed into law 50 years ago as part of a 1976 amendment to the Warren-Alquist Act and has remained in effect ever since.
—Paige Lambermont, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
Newsom's office said California has revoked more than 280 hospice licenses, maintained a moratorium on new providers and has hundreds more operators under investigation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The second problem with a moratorium on calling your opponents authoritarian is that Trump himself routinely violates it.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
The state’s nuclear moratorium was signed into law 50 years ago as part of a 1976 amendment to the Warren-Alquist Act and has remained in effect ever since.
—Paige Lambermont, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
Newsom's office said California has revoked more than 280 hospice licenses, maintained a moratorium on new providers and has hundreds more operators under investigation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moratorium
Noun
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Their suit asserts that the suspension of the primaries would disenfranchise voters.—
Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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In the spirit of never letting a crisis go to waste, the California oil industry has been using this moment to try to jam through its wish list, lobbying for more drilling permits, suspension of taxes, the elimination of environmental programs and subsidies for refineries.—
Ryan Cummings,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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“Moratorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moratorium. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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