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antismoking

American

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

adjective

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 ( see smoke (v.), -ing ¹ )

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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 ● Nov. 8, 2025

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 ● Oct. 16, 2024

A 2018 poll commissioned by another antismoking group found that support for a ban plummets among smokers of menthol cigarettes, with less than a third of them supporting the policy.

From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2024

Their concerns led to an earlier antismoking effort, launched in 2011.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 9, 2022

She would also work antismoking into her platform.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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