anti-smoking

adjective

an·​ti-smok·​ing ˌan-tē-ˈsmō-kiŋ How to pronounce anti-smoking (audio)
ˌan-tī-
variants or less commonly antismoking
: opposed to tobacco smoking
anti-smoking groups
anti-smoking ads

Examples of anti-smoking in a Sentence

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Despite the good news, the work of anti-smoking campaigns is not over, Marynak told USA TODAY. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024 Britain's tough anti-smoking tactics – indoor bans and sky-high taxes – are working well; smoking rates have plummeted to historic lows. The Week Uk, theweek, 7 Sep. 2024 The anti-smoking campaigns of the 1980s and ’90s are paying off in fewer cancer deaths in the 2000s. Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 28 July 2024 Similar to anti-smoking campaigns, there have been efforts to regulate tanning beds after they were declared a carcinogen. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-smoking 

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-smoking was in 1840

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“Anti-smoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-smoking. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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