MORATORIUMS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

moratoriums

noun

variants or moratoria

plural of moratorium

as in suspensions

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 moratoriums The data center building boom has already strained the US electricity system, prompting reliability concerns and moratoriums on new project approvals. — Matt Day, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 Milton and Roswell have already adopted moratoriums on new data centers, according to Fulton County. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Numerous Maryland counties have temporary data center moratoriums of varying lengths. — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026 The commission has enacted temporary development moratoriums for new proposals in years past, including in 2017 and 2024, with aims to increase affordable housing. — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 The moratoriums themselves may not be particularly consequential to the advance of artificial intelligence—many data centers have already been built, and others can be constructed in friendlier jurisdictions, or even overseas. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026 These include six Illinois towns where data centers have been canceled since last year, and 13 which have enacted moratoriums or restrictive ordinances, according to Robinson Meyer, Heatmap’s executive editor. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Several states, including New York, have already implemented moratoriums on data centers. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Bans and moratoriums are inadequate responses to the broad scope and urgency of this issue. — Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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Black students were overrepresented in special education and school suspensions, while simultaneously being underrepresented in gifted programs and advanced courses.

— Shaun Harper, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Other suspensions Pearce was one of four suspensions the NFL handed out Friday.

— Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

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