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
Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
The Arab oil embargo was a direct result of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 June 2024
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
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Noun
The Houthis have attempted to enforce an embargo on Israel by launching missiles and drones at cargo vessels crossing the Red Sea – a major shipping lane for international trade.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
The Arab oil embargo was a direct result of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
Michael Teo Van Runkle The Chevy Equinox EV is an even newer EV than the Fiat 500e—first drives were embargoed until last week.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 June 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embargo
Noun
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The state lottery is an exception to Texas' gambling prohibition.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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The abundance of statutory prohibitions aimed at casino-style gambling further tips the scales in favor of California as a potential launch point for litigation.—
Daniel Wallach,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Furthermore, penny stocks were excluded from the study (the average market capitalization as of March 2021 for the 103 firms was about $1.6 billion).—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The tariffs, which for the moment exclude de minimis shipments inbound from both countries, come as no surprise—Trump has been threatening such action for weeks.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The legislation forces ByteDance to sell the app to a non-Chinese buyer or face a nationwide ban.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Jetblue Airways is one of three U.S. carriers that offered daily flights to Haiti before the attack by criminal gangs prompted the the FAA to issue a ban on all U.S. commercial and cargo airlines into Port-au-Prince.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Lawmakers have also called to prevent the remote coverage from expiring in April.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Fortunately, there are treatments to help manage your symptoms, slow disease progression, and prevent organ damage.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Starmer and France's Emmanuel Macron came to Washington this week after Europe and Ukraine were shut out of peace talks between the U.S. and Russia in Saudi Arabia.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The visits will be critical to showing whether there is any scope for US-European cooperation on the war — after the continent was shut out of US talks in Saudi Arabia with Russia this week.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Already, Russia appears to be hardening its stance: Moscow has ruled out any peacekeepers from NATO-member countries in monitoring any peace settlement.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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Another reason that Ukraine had been ruled out as a possible perpetrator was the unbelievable political risk: a country defending itself from invasion and desperately reliant on foreign military aid could hardly afford to blow up the energy infrastructure of one of its primary Western backers.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The European approach to trade not only precludes the CFTPP’s benefits, its notorious economic inefficiency further retards economic growth.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Acquiring a defensive end — free agency is more likely than a trade — wouldn’t preclude Ryan Poles from drafting an edge rusher at No. 10.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In the days following the press conference, Trump’s administration halted further U.S. aid to Ukraine and also ended intelligence sharing between Washington and Kyiv.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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All live-fire exercises in the current drill were halted until the investigation to determine the exact reason for the accident was finished.—
Hakyung Kate Lee,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Embargo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embargo. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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