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noun

im-ˈbär-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce embargo (audio)
Definition of embargonext
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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embargo

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verb

as in to exclude

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Recent Examples of embargo
Noun
Sin embargo, la IA carece de una auténtica comprensión y autorreflexión humanas. — Jacqueline Carter, Harvard Business Review, 18 Feb. 2025 Hoping to control what goes out, the administration of President Donald Trump has placed a temporary embargo on the publication of the leading CDC scientific journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the outlet where tuberculosis details would ordinarily be disseminated publicly. — Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 18 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 See All Example Sentences for embargo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embargo
  1. prohibition
  2. exclude
  3. ban
  4. prevent
  5. shut out
  6. rule out
  7. preclude
  8. halt
Noun
  • According to a memo from the General Services Administration dated Feb. 15 and reported this week by NPR, the Trump administration is no longer requiring explicit prohibitions on segregated facilities in new government contracts.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In the mid-2010s, the emergence of daily fantasy sports offered further evidence that a prohibition on legalized gambling was not working.
    — Made by History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of prohibition
Verb
  • The Commonwealth excludes municipalities in its parental leave legislation.
    — Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The University of Wisconsin-Madison is among roughly 50 universities being investigated by the Department of Education over accusations of racial discrimination by allegedly excluding certain races from specific programs.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of exclude
Noun
  • Haitians wanting to travel would need to request a waiver to the ban.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
  • In addition to ending DEI initiatives, Fox believes mask bans should be in place, with exceptions for medical reasons.
    — Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of ban
Verb
  • This natural compound may help improve back acne and prevent or fade dark spots that develop after a breakout.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Tickets for the shows are hard to come by as the band is using a face-value ticket exchange to prevent scalpers from gouging fans on the secondary market.
    — Ethan Millman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of prevent
Verb
  • Intersex advocates say that they have been shut out of the conversations about gender and health, even as a recent executive order has far-reaching consequences for intersex kids. March 10, 2025 This post originally appeared on The 19th.
    — Barbara Rodriguez and Kate Sosin, Them, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Finally, the team was 0-5-1 in its previous six games and had been shut out 4-0 in back-to-back games prior to the trade, so things were headed in the wrong direction.
    — Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of shut out
Verb
  • Blood Tests Blood tests may help your healthcare provider diagnose or rule out other conditions and causes.
    — Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In fact, during an interview last week, the President did not rule out the possibility that new tariffs might trigger a recession.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of rule out
Verb
  • This significance is also not lost on Mejia, who shared that the transplant identities of many of the business owners in West Adams precluded her from feeling connected to them.
    — Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Signing Fields also does not preclude the Jets from selecting a quarterback in the 2025 NFL Draft.
    — Antwan Staley, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of preclude
Verb
  • Judge Boasberg temporarily blocked the Trump administration from using the law on Sunday, halting deportations for at least 14 days and directed that flights already in the air be turned around.
    — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • After court battles earlier this month, a federal judge temporarily halted Hoffman's execution by nitrogen gas last week, issuing a preliminary injunction to stop the state from immediately carrying out his death sentence.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
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