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

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Forget package warnings: David Lynch is taking the anti-smoking campaign into his own hands. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024 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 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 2 Jan. 2025.

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