anti-smoking
adjective
an·ti-smok·ing
ˌan-tē-ˈsmō-kiŋ 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly antismoking
: opposed to tobacco smoking
anti-smoking groups
anti-smoking ads
Examples of anti-smoking in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
After the delay was announced Friday afternoon, anti-smoking and health advocates began expressing their frustration.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
The Biden administration has indefinitely delayed a ban on menthol cigarettes, sparking backlash from anti-smoking advocates.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 29 Apr. 2024
If passed, the bill will give Britain some of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world.
—Sylvia Hui, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
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If the bill passes, the U.K. will have the world’s only generational smoking ban, and one of the strictest anti-smoking laws.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
The group also would like to see anti-smoking messaging before and after shows featuring such imagery, as well as a ratings system warning of smoking images.
—USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
But anti-smoking groups fear many smokers won't understand that.
—Don Thompson, CBS News, 29 June 2023
But this time, the anti-smoking movement had scientific — rather than moral — arguments.
—Jeffrey A. Singer, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024
Information, not scare tactics French anti-smoking nonprofits have found success by offering young people information about the harmful environmental effects of the tobacco industry as a way to incite them to stop smoking – instead of scare tactics.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2023
Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
The Biden administration has indefinitely delayed a ban on menthol cigarettes, sparking backlash from anti-smoking advocates.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 29 Apr. 2024
If passed, the bill will give Britain some of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world.
—Sylvia Hui, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Read More: How Juul Hooked Kids and Ignited a Public Health Crisis
If the bill passes, the U.K. will have the world’s only generational smoking ban, and one of the strictest anti-smoking laws.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
The group also would like to see anti-smoking messaging before and after shows featuring such imagery, as well as a ratings system warning of smoking images.
—USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
But anti-smoking groups fear many smokers won't understand that.
—Don Thompson, CBS News, 29 June 2023
But this time, the anti-smoking movement had scientific — rather than moral — arguments.
—Jeffrey A. Singer, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024
Information, not scare tactics French anti-smoking nonprofits have found success by offering young people information about the harmful environmental effects of the tobacco industry as a way to incite them to stop smoking – instead of scare tactics.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2023
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“Anti-smoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-smoking. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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