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
But county commissioners voted in February to put a moratorium on annexations and incorporations for at least five years to give the county time to assess the fiscal impact of future annexation and incorporations.
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Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
This could take the form of a targeted and specific moratorium on some of the rules regulating these properties.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
The moratorium, enacted July 1, was designed to give county officials time to create regulations for data centers, which the county does not currently have on the books.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
These trends raise concerns that the eight-decade moratorium on large-scale war between nuclear powers has ended.
—Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
This could take the form of a targeted and specific moratorium on some of the rules regulating these properties.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
The moratorium, enacted July 1, was designed to give county officials time to create regulations for data centers, which the county does not currently have on the books.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
These trends raise concerns that the eight-decade moratorium on large-scale war between nuclear powers has ended.
—Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moratorium
Noun
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Other modifications include a Ford racing supercharger that raises the horsepower to 624, three-piece wheels, a custom audio system and upgraded suspension components.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Addison will be permitted to practice and play in exhibition games before the suspension kicks in for games against Chicago, Atlanta and Cincinnati.—
Dave Campbell,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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But because most of the films are first and foremost suspense stories about surviving the Xenomorphs, these ideas are often teased only briefly, leaving fans of the franchise to fill in the gaps on their own.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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That’s not to say there’s a great deal of suspense surrounding this category, because there most definitely is not.—
Team TVLine,
TVLine,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Moratorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moratorium. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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