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
Local officials in Kentucky, Missouri and Georgia have passed temporary moratoriums on new data centers; in Michigan, a developer recently sued a town for rejecting its request to rezone farmland for a data center.
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Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
Renewable energy industry groups are opposing the moratoriums.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The number of localities passing moratoriums began rising in 2023 and 2024, mirroring trends in battery storage deployment, with a notable cluster in New York, according to a presentation last year by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 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
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
Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
Renewable energy industry groups are opposing the moratoriums.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The number of localities passing moratoriums began rising in 2023 and 2024, mirroring trends in battery storage deployment, with a notable cluster in New York, according to a presentation last year by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 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
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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These unforeseen obstacles were in addition to the more standard challenges a team must surmount over the course of a season, like missing players to red card suspensions — but even then, Racing was forced to hold a tough hand.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Reactions to Kirk's death led to a flurry of social media comments either condemning the killing or celebrating it, leading to suspensions and firings of public employees around the country.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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