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Recent Examples of no-no
Betting on college sports will remain a no-no.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
That’s a no-no in NBA etiquette these days and each player was told to take a load off.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Large lecture halls are a no-no, posing security concerns.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s a no-no in hockey, the type of act that can turn things messy.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
That’s a no-no in NBA etiquette these days and each player was told to take a load off.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Large lecture halls are a no-no, posing security concerns.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s a no-no in hockey, the type of act that can turn things messy.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-no
Noun
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No prohibition had been announced, but they would never be allowed to join a guild.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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In Margaret Atwood’s chilling dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, the founders of the Republic of Gilead legislate a blanket prohibition on women’s employment and the seizure of their personal savings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Later that month, a judge lifted the restriction and ordered that Hildebrandt must put $100,000 from the potential sale in a bank account for the children, according to ABC7.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Local blackout restrictions for Marlins would be eliminated in that scenario.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Asking for a leave of absence due to a breakup may sound like a taboo concept for the boomer generation.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The conference broke the enduring taboo on direct talks between Arabs and Israelis—and Rabin took advantage.—
Dennis Ross,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But Oregon Solicitor General Benjamin Gutman told the court the tariffs are fundamentally different from embargoes.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 Nov. 2025
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The two sides also extended a truce reached earlier this year that brought down their tit-for-tat tariffs from levels that would have amounted to a de facto trade embargo.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And in May, the Supreme Court allowed the Administration to enforce a ban on transgender people from serving in the military.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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While county voters have previously rejected candidates who ran on culture war issues such as promoting book bans in schools or alleging election fraud, those who ran on platforms opposing zoning changes or apartment development had still found success at the polls in recent years.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To become Florida law, bills need to survive committee hearings, pass votes in the House and Senate and avoid the governor’s veto pen.—
Ryan Ballogg,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Congress attempted to rein in that authority after the Vietnam War with the War Powers Resolution, passed over Republican President Richard Nixon’s veto.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The federal government has acknowledged these limitations.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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By turning a mechanical limitation into an advantage, the team has opened a new direction for soft robotics research.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Natural deterrents like peppermint oil and ultrasonic repellents can also help to keep mice out.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
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To keep these pests from ever getting into your home in the first place and creating a potential infestation, turn to some DIY deterrents.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2026
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“No-no.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-no. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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