as in prohibition
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Recent Examples of no-no
Each time Amelia presses forward, Simone practically begs her to stop — a big no-no when your patient is awake and listening.
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
That is a no-no and should never, ever happen.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Each time Amelia presses forward, Simone practically begs her to stop — a big no-no when your patient is awake and listening.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s a food safety no-no, extending several invitations to foodborne illness.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
That is a no-no and should never, ever happen.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Each time Amelia presses forward, Simone practically begs her to stop — a big no-no when your patient is awake and listening.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s a food safety no-no, extending several invitations to foodborne illness.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-no
Noun
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There is no prohibition against the Heat trading the 2025 first-round pick received from the Warriors.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2025
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Other bills introduced in Congress thus far have called for the prohibition of tax deductions or credits for marijuana businesses to continue, regardless of whether it is rescheduled.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some cities and retailers banned plastic straws, and a few states imposed restrictions.—
Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Judges have recently blocked or suspended efforts by the Trump administration to ban transgender people from the military, abolish the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and to place restrictions on birthright citizenship.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Others from non-Western cultures often face language barriers, healthcare discrimination and cultural taboos that silence open discussion about midlife health.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Interpretations of the Torah, as well as associations with the Holocaust, have led tattoos to long be considered forbidden or taboo within Judaism, though contemporary attitudes towards it have somewhat shifted.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The review embargo lifts before then, but the social media embargo is already lifted, and critics who have watched the entire season already are almost unanimously singing its praises.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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As countries scrambled by tapping into fertilizer reserves and using alternatives such as sea kelp, the embargo put a serious strain on global food supplies.—
Made by History,
Time,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hari will be at RFK Jr.’s Tuesday announcement on the food-dye ban.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Hegseth has followed through in the early months of the administration, moving to reinstate a ban on transgender troops serving in the military and rescinding a Biden administration policy that reimbursed service members who had to travel to other states for abortions.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On Friday, the state’s high court ruled 4-3 that the veto was lawful, with all of the liberal justices in the majority.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Apr. 2025
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The call for a veto came as those same attorneys announced nearly two dozen new lawsuits Monday against one Catholic high school in Baltimore County.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Read product labels for specific uses and limitations.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Elderly adults are more susceptible to diseases, impairments and mobility limitations that require prescription drugs and accessories like walkers, shower seats, incontinence products, pacemakers and insulin pumps.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trans women also receive official recognition from the government and health organizations, which view them as a target group for HIV prevention and treatment.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Apr. 2025
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Cameron Kasky is a Parkland survivor and, as a result, a founding member of Never Again MSD, a gun-violence prevention group, as well as an organizer of the March 2018 March for Our Lives student protests calling for gun law reforms.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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“No-no.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-no. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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