as in prohibition
an order that something not be done or used
there's a standing embargo against the use of foul language in this house
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as in to exclude
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Recent Examples of embargo
Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
Railroads started the embargo process, which slows down supply chains.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Gregory Brew, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2022
In retaliation, the United Kingdom embargoed Iranian oil, refusing to accept imports until Tehran reversed its policy.
—Gregory Brew, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2022
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But the over 100 people in attendance at Wednesday's rally point to officials inability to bring about a ceasefire and arms embargo as a failure of American leadership, regardless of party.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
Railroads started the embargo process, which slows down supply chains.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
During the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, Arab countries, which at that time produced a quarter of the world’s oil supply, embargoed the United States over its support for Israel.
—Gregory Brew, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2022
In retaliation, the United Kingdom embargoed Iranian oil, refusing to accept imports until Tehran reversed its policy.
—Gregory Brew, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embargo
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Both countries recently announced prohibitions on exports of those materials to one another.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
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Illinois passed its legacy admission prohibition in August, following Maryland, which enacted a legacy admission ban in April that applies to both public and private colleges.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Therefore, as Thanksgiving fell on Nov. 28 this year, Thanksgiving viewership is excluded and December’s report will be a better source for data on holiday viewership patterns in 2024.Selome Hailu, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Trump's legal team had argued that various testimony in the hush-money case – such as that of former White House employees – and evidence – like statements made while Trump was president – violate the Supreme Court ruling that excludes official acts from prosecution.Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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What Happens Next Sanctioned parties are now subject to asset freezes, with the individuals also facing travel bans.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The companies responded by suing the U.S. government in May, saying a ban would violate 1st Amendment rights.Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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From a young age we are taught to brush our teeth in the morning for fresh breath and before bed to prevent cavities.Lisa DeSantis, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
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Hidalgo beat the Huskies in the previous meeting with her rim pressure, as UConn failed to prevent her from driving to her right.Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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But the film’s poisonous reviews and disastrous box office all but torpedoed her Oscar hopes this year, and the film was shut out in Monday’s Globe nominations.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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North Carolina, a 21-time NCAA champion, is shut out for the second time this season.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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His lack of drawing skill, combined with his knowledge of what had been achieved in five hundred years of Western painting, seemed to rule out any attempt to paint on canvas in a traditional sense.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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But Trump didn’t rule out pardoning individuals who pleaded guilty, including when host Kristen Welker asked him about people who had admitted to assaulting police officers.Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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Written under the pseudonym William Lee (also the name of Queer’s protagonist), Junky was published in 1952 in a mass-market edition, thus precluding serious review attention.Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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SilverStone states maximum front-panel radiator support at 360mm format, which seems to preclude 420mm (triple 140mm) models, even though there’s around 457mm of distance between the upper and lower structural panels behind the front mount.PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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Corcoran's attorneys then asked the U.S. Supreme Court issue an emergency order halting his execution, but the high court denied their request for a stay late Tuesday, ending Corcoran's options with the courts.CBS News, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
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The decision to halt the legislation — at least temporarily — was reached by top executive, legislative and judiciary bodies, Dabiri also said.Amir Vahdat and Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Embargo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embargo. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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