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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Recent Examples of embargo
Andrew Arsan, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Soberón Guzmán accused the United States of lying about the causes of the crisis and said the embargo has caused billions of dollars in annual damage to Cuba.
—Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Wind and solar cannot be embargoed, blockaded, or shut off by a foreign power.
—David Frykman, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Within months the Royal Navy had imposed an embargo on Iranian oil, and officials were laying plans for a secret invasion.
—Andrew Arsan, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Soberón Guzmán accused the United States of lying about the causes of the crisis and said the embargo has caused billions of dollars in annual damage to Cuba.
—Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Verb
While full critics reviews for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie are embargoed till Tuesday, Universal allowed press and others to post their limited reactions on social media on Monday.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Wind and solar cannot be embargoed, blockaded, or shut off by a foreign power.
—David Frykman, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embargo
Noun
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More grounded than Scarface and tenfold beyond The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), the film focuses on Eliot Ness' attempt to bring down Al Capone during the 1930s prohibition.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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But our children deserve more than prohibition alone.—
Belonging Forum,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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My agency was working with an e-commerce client running a promotion that excluded specific items.—
Robert Burko,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Our statute only provides that derivatives on onions and motion picture box office receipts are excluded from our scope.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
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The United States has placed travel bans on more than 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members as part of a broader campaign to punish the current government for human rights abuses.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The ban does not apply if students leave campus during their lunch period.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Early vaccination techniques, not yet perfected, did lead to genuine harm, in some cases causing the very infections they were intended to prevent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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In practical terms, according to a person familiar with the discussions surrounding the new requirement, ships may need to use armed security teams on board or equipment designed to prevent hijackings, kidnappings or robberies.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
Verb
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The birthplace criterion also shuts out key figures of the Harlem Renaissance — including Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong — who were born in the American South and moved to New York as part of the Great Migration.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Tampa Bay’s bullpen shut out Boston over the final five innings, yielding just three hits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Verb
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However with Barcola and his representative dragging their feet, the decision makers in the French capital are no longer ruling out Barcola’s potential sale in the summer transfer window.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The overall severe threat is low, but a few stronger storms can't be ruled out.—
Damien Lodes,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
Verb
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But for now, even if there were a robust independent platform, lenders are precluded from going fully AI.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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Easy access to capital was thought to preclude the sort of boom-bust cycle that characterized the railroad era.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The cases are ongoing, with federal courts weighing whether to halt the policy before the November elections.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Iran temporarily halted enrichment, but resumed it in 2006.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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“Embargo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embargo. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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