as in suspension
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 moratorium
The moratorium serves to balance personal privacy with humanizing history, according to the country’s Central Statistics Office.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The second problem with a moratorium on calling your opponents authoritarian is that Trump himself routinely violates it.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
The state’s nuclear moratorium was signed into law 50 years ago as part of a 1976 amendment to the Warren-Alquist Act and has remained in effect ever since.
—Paige Lambermont, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
Newsom's office said California has revoked more than 280 hospice licenses, maintained a moratorium on new providers and has hundreds more operators under investigation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The second problem with a moratorium on calling your opponents authoritarian is that Trump himself routinely violates it.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
The state’s nuclear moratorium was signed into law 50 years ago as part of a 1976 amendment to the Warren-Alquist Act and has remained in effect ever since.
—Paige Lambermont, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
Newsom's office said California has revoked more than 280 hospice licenses, maintained a moratorium on new providers and has hundreds more operators under investigation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moratorium
Noun
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Iran Air, the country's flagship carrier, reopened domestic routes after a 50-day suspension on Wednesday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The baseline suspension for first-time domestic violence offenders?—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Harlin stages the shark attacks in an overt here-ya-go way, with the one consistent suspense issue being whether the shark will consume a victim whole or bite off his or her limb or simply leave them with a nasty gash (which happens quite often).—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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The many leaps in time to the wedding—to which Ruben shows up on a motorcycle, angry enough to knock his brother out with a single punch—consistently ratchet up the sense of dread, and the suspense over why or how these two have stayed enmeshed.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Moratorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moratorium. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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