as in prohibition
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Recent Examples of no-no
The show confronts racial and diversity issues that may be seen as a no-no in some political circles today.
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Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
Nomo’s no-no in Coors Field is still one of the most spectacular feats by a pitcher.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Cuddling encourages intimacy, which is a no-no with your FWB.
—Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 23 Apr. 2025
Last-minute patron ticket canceled at Augusta National At Augusta National Golf Club, mobile phones are a big no-no.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
Nomo’s no-no in Coors Field is still one of the most spectacular feats by a pitcher.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Cuddling encourages intimacy, which is a no-no with your FWB.
—Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 23 Apr. 2025
Last-minute patron ticket canceled at Augusta National At Augusta National Golf Club, mobile phones are a big no-no.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-no
Noun
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The broad prohibition also seems to work against Trump’s stated goal of bringing more jobs to America.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Some suffragists argued that immigrants opposed suffrage for women and prohibition, and therefore immigrant voting posed a threat to their agenda.—
Time,
Time,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Complete access to Netflix without restrictions is considered Open.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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Harvard, in its refusal to comport with new federal guidelines regarding DEI restrictions, has put $9 billion in federal funding at risk.—
Rep. Steve Weir,
Hartford Courant,
20 May 2025
Noun
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In line with the playwright’s other works, Mason expresses taboos through shimmering poetry and creative multipart casting that gives actors a chance to showcase their flexibility and range.—
Amanda L. Andrei,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Treating menopause as taboo even made the process a mystery to the very people going through it.—
Andrea Kane,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
Noun
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By more than doubling the cost of each other’s goods, the two nations were effectively initiating embargoes against each other, says Brett House, an economics professor at Columbia Business School.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
12 May 2025
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The de facto trade embargo between the world’s two largest economies had produced domestic and global economic pressure that appeared on the brink of calamity.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Shark fin soup continues to be served in restaurants and at weddings, banquets and celebrations despite widening bans, thus demand continues.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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Sports gambling is all right out in the open now and while, thankfully, no major league players have succumbed, when Rose died, Manfred had his opening to rid himself of the case by decreeing that lifetime bans expire upon a player’s death — and dumping it back to the Hall of Fame.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Opponents of his bill characterized the legislation as being unfair to victims and encouraged its veto by Gov. Moore.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2025
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If Budapest exercises its veto, the details of the package may change.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Under the draft bill, the limitations would be made permanent.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Like Proton Drive, Proton Calendar and Proton Pass are available to free users, but with limitations.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Experts attribute the decrease to a combination of factors, including the wider availability of the opioid antidote naloxone, along with $50 billion in funding for drug-treatment and youth prevention efforts from the national opioid settlements.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Officials argue the loss of FEMA funding could stymie long-term slide prevention efforts that were in the works for years before land movement drastically accelerated last year.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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“No-no.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-no. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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