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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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Mobility devices used by people with physical limitations, however, are exempt from any prohibition in Burleson parks.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2026
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Thirty years after prohibition, Marilyn Monroe proved that flappers would always be cool.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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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And talking about aging and dating and what's happening to our bodies is no longer taboo.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The film, adapted from a 2017 Los Angeles Times story about Hang by Frank Shyong, stars Lucy Liu as Irene, who is trying to keep her son Joe’s (Lawrence Shou) schizophrenia diagnosis secret from the other parents in her Asian American community because of a taboo around mental health issues.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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But just like the Qatar embargo almost a decade ago, those rules seem to slacken when officials make direct accusations against fellow Gulf Cooperation Council members.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Under the embargo — long denounced by many countries, including Mexico — Cubans have suffered economic and energy crises, driving hundreds of thousands of Cubans to migrate, especially to the United States.—
María Verza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Bell-to-bell cell-phone bans are a promising start, but a social media ban in our culture is likely impossible to effectively implement.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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That law also lifts Illinois’ nearly four-decade ban on new base-load nuclear power plants.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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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
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Critical mineral The research team also revealed that the Graphite is classified as a critical mineral in the United States because of its use in essential manufacturing combined with the limitations caused by its offshore supply chain.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Jan. 2026
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That limitation is the reason why a demand letter from attorneys was sent to the courts Friday, putting them on notice.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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 20 Jan. 2026.
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