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
Last month, more than 230 environmental organizations called for a moratorium on data center expansion.
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Ramesh Srinivasan, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The athletics ban comes two weeks after the Missouri House permanently extended its ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and both will codify moratoriums on transgender issues passed in 2023.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
In 1976, three years before the Three Mile Island events, the state implemented a moratorium on new reactors, becoming the first in the nation to impose such restrictions.
—Sarah Rosa, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
The decision to enact a moratorium came after an analysis of current and historic Medicare enrollment and claims data, according to a Federal Register notice.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
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Ramesh Srinivasan, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The athletics ban comes two weeks after the Missouri House permanently extended its ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and both will codify moratoriums on transgender issues passed in 2023.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
In 1976, three years before the Three Mile Island events, the state implemented a moratorium on new reactors, becoming the first in the nation to impose such restrictions.
—Sarah Rosa, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
The decision to enact a moratorium came after an analysis of current and historic Medicare enrollment and claims data, according to a Federal Register notice.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moratorium
Noun
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In many Eastern traditions, by contrast, eternity is the immovable that resists change, a condition of suspension extending across infinity.—
Li Qi,
Artforum,
6 Mar. 2026
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The board indicated Becker can apply for reinstatement if his Iowa license once the 90-day suspension has lapsed.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
6 Mar. 2026
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Framed as a psychological thriller for fans of Gillian Flynn’s suspense antics and Donna Tartt’s cerebral ones, this novel evokes the underground with an insider’s eye.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps the intent is to cultivate suspense, yet the effect is a frustrating vagueness around the base conditions for the show’s central infatuation.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Moratorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moratorium. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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