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
The double-digit rise in homelessness from 2022 to 2024 can be attributed to the end of COVID-era eviction moratoriums and emergency rental assistance programs, county officials said, which had kept many people housed during the pandemic.
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Also, Florida also has state laws that seem to ban similar moratoriums, as well as others that require local governments to cooperate with ICE.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Solar moratoriums, like those in Mohave County, have blocked renewable energy projects in recent years.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Greenland currently has moratoriums on both uranium mining and on oil drilling—minus grandfathered licenses that allowedone Texas company to drill for oil this summer.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
There’s evidence that data centers face more serious dissent that fresh paint won’t be able to fix, prompting some localities to issue moratoriums on new builds.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
But once those moratoriums ended in 2023, unlawful detainers (a type of notice that can lead to eviction) doubled from June 2022 to June 2023.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
State and federal eviction moratoriums instituted during the pandemic had fully expired by mid-2022, when cases began to climb toward new records, and not in a good way.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
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.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
Claire Wang, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Also, Florida also has state laws that seem to ban similar moratoriums, as well as others that require local governments to cooperate with ICE.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Solar moratoriums, like those in Mohave County, have blocked renewable energy projects in recent years.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Greenland currently has moratoriums on both uranium mining and on oil drilling—minus grandfathered licenses that allowedone Texas company to drill for oil this summer.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
There’s evidence that data centers face more serious dissent that fresh paint won’t be able to fix, prompting some localities to issue moratoriums on new builds.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
But once those moratoriums ended in 2023, unlawful detainers (a type of notice that can lead to eviction) doubled from June 2022 to June 2023.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
State and federal eviction moratoriums instituted during the pandemic had fully expired by mid-2022, when cases began to climb toward new records, and not in a good way.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
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.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moratoriums
suspensions
Noun
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With defeats, injuries and suspensions piling up, Tottenham’s domestic campaign is spinning out of control.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Morant has not played more than 67 games in any of his six seasons because of injuries and suspensions.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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