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antismoking

American  
[an-tee-smoh-king, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈsmoʊ kɪŋ, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

  1. opposed to or promoting the discontinuance of the smoking of tobacco.

    an antismoking campaign launched by a health agency.


Etymology

Origin of antismoking

1960–65; anti- + smoking ( smoke (v.), -ing 1 )

Example Sentences

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That worries antismoking advocates, who fear a reversal of the yearslong decline in U.S. smoking rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the early 2000s, antismoking campaigns have flooded television and phone screens, and for years celebrities and high-profile individuals generally shunned smoking—at least in public.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I would argue antismoking campaigns were too effective,” said Oviatt, who said he buys a pack every few months.

From The Wall Street Journal

With blood-pressure medicines, antismoking campaigns and advances in treating heart attacks, the medicines contributed to a sharp decline in heart-disease deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal

As popularity increased, their product range expanded from chewing gum to include the five other antismoking products approved by the Food and Drug Administration: lozenges, patches, inhalers and nasal sprays.

From Los Angeles Times