no-no's

variants or no-nos
plural of no-no

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-no's
Noun
  • Still, prohibitions against athletes betting, especially on themselves or their own team, remain in force.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 June 2026
  • Advocates for cellphone bans say such prohibitions will help combat cyberbullying and mental health illnesses in youth.
    Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Car crashes are a leading cause of death for children, with many fatalities involving improper restraints.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
  • However, more flexible approaches, such as reasonable restraints on compensation and NIL, would probably enjoy much more success in courts.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The run-up to the World Cup in Los Angeles was marked by anxiety over how immigration enforcement, travel restrictions and anti-Trump backlash would affect the spirit and attendance of the games.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
  • The change would bring state policy in line with federal law, which already includes those restrictions.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Media organizations argued the public has a right to know when records are being sealed and to challenge those limitations in real time.
    Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
  • City officials previously dismissed the idea of converting to a closed system, citing space and money limitations.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Koeppen lived to see the prim, bourgeois Prussia of his childhood unmade and remade by these sometimes conflicting proscriptions.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In Greece, even McDonald’s franchises get into the lean Lent spirit by adding seasonal menu items that meet most of the proscriptions of the Greek Orthodox Church.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • An athlete who could earn more in NIL but for House constraints can plausibly argue they are being prevented from earning compensation.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
  • City attorney Andrea Leslie-Fite told council members the moratorium cannot be applied to projects that were already approved because of constraints within state law.
    Mary Ramsey Updated June 8, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • The little people are being menaced by a dark force—a force with power, money, and very few moral inhibitions.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
  • Shrug off inhibitions and break the ice as the moon and Uranus harmonize.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Before oil embargoes, environmental concerns and imports.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • Utilities built a large number of coal plants as a result of the 1970s oil embargoes.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026
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“No-no's.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-no%27s. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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