anti-smoking
adjective
an·ti-smok·ing
ˌan-tē-ˈsmō-kiŋ 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly antismoking
: opposed to tobacco smoking
anti-smoking groups
anti-smoking ads
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So, as tobacco companies filled the airways with advertisements, anti-smoking advocates received millions of dollars of free time to respond.
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Simar Bajaj / Made By History, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Initially, states spent a chunk of that money on anti-smoking programs, said Meg Riordan, a vice president of research at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, which tracks states' spending on tobacco prevention programs.
—Aneri Pattani, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
Georgia was one of 40 states that earned an F from the ALA for anti-smoking funding.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
While Baghdad spiralled into out-of-control violence, the G.O.P. ideologues who reported for duty in the desert worked to privatize Iraqi government agencies, revamp the tax code, and launch an anti-smoking campaign.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
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Simar Bajaj / Made By History, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Initially, states spent a chunk of that money on anti-smoking programs, said Meg Riordan, a vice president of research at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, which tracks states' spending on tobacco prevention programs.
—Aneri Pattani, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
Georgia was one of 40 states that earned an F from the ALA for anti-smoking funding.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
While Baghdad spiralled into out-of-control violence, the G.O.P. ideologues who reported for duty in the desert worked to privatize Iraqi government agencies, revamp the tax code, and launch an anti-smoking campaign.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Anti-smoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-smoking. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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