MORATORIUM Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

moratorium

noun

ˌmȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm

Definition of moratorium

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 And in San José, the state’s hot spot of data center development, residents flooded a recent public hearing to call for a moratorium while the city updates its data center standards. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 The Stickney Village Board passed a six-month moratorium on data centers, since concerns have been raised over their energy and water usage, and noise and air pollution. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The supervisors voted unanimously to advance the moratorium, and the crowd erupted. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026 Protect scientific publication The suspension of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report in early 2025, the first moratorium in its 60-year history, was an early warning. — Debra Houry, STAT, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for moratorium

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Noun

The dropping/suspension was the beginning of the end, or at least the most public manifestation of the beginning of the end.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Bonnell appears to be treating software as another part of the motorcycle's suspension system and something that can be adjusted to suit the rider’s preferences, skill, and terrain.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of suspension

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The fact that the show couldn’t manage even a modicum of suspense with the same material shows how utterly sauceless this adaptation is.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Jennifer McMahon is the best-selling author of 12 suspense novels, including The Winter People and Promise Not to Tell.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of suspense

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