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moratorium

nounCommon GRE wordMore M words

a temporary prohibition or suspension of an activity

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Moratorium in a sentence

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The city imposed a moratorium on new construction until the study was complete.

Synonyms
suspensionbanhaltfreeze
Antonyms
continuationresumption

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Critics complained that the documentary's narration was relentlessly blank, hammering home its single thesis so often that viewers felt lectured rather than informed.

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Moratorium (noun) means a temporary prohibition or suspension of an activity
Here is moratorium used in an example sentence: "The city imposed a moratorium on new construction until the study was complete."
Common synonyms for moratorium include suspension, ban, halt, freeze.
Antonyms of moratorium include continuation, resumption.
Moratorium is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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