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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In pushing Norwalk to overturn its moratorium, that state is perpetuating an underwhelming (at best) response to homelessness that is undermined by on-the-ground experience.
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025
During the Biden administration, Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered a moratorium on all federal executions to allow the Justice Department to review death penalty policy.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Bondi said the decision was in line with her day-one memo to DOJ staff outlining the department would revive the federal death penalty and lift a moratorium on executions implemented under President Biden.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Some groups, however, like the Center for International Environmental Law, say that Stardust’s efforts could violate the Convention on Biological Diversity’s de facto moratorium on geoengineering activities.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025
During the Biden administration, Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered a moratorium on all federal executions to allow the Justice Department to review death penalty policy.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Bondi said the decision was in line with her day-one memo to DOJ staff outlining the department would revive the federal death penalty and lift a moratorium on executions implemented under President Biden.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Some groups, however, like the Center for International Environmental Law, say that Stardust’s efforts could violate the Convention on Biological Diversity’s de facto moratorium on geoengineering activities.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for moratorium
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“Moratorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moratorium. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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