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importation

[im-pawr-tey-shuhn, -pohr-] / ˌɪm pɔrˈteɪ ʃən, -poʊr- /
NOUN
entrance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
access accession admission entry
STRONG
adit admittance appearance approach arrival baptism beginning commencement debut enlistment enrollment immigration import inception incoming ingress initiation invasion outset passage penetration progress start trespass
WEAK
entrée ingoing ingression
Antonyms
STRONG
completion conclusion departure disappearance end ending finish leaving retreat stop termination
WEAK
exit leave
NOUN
entree
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admission
STRONG
access adit connection contact debut door entrance entry in incoming induction ingress introduction way
WEAK
open arms open door
Antonyms
STRONG
blackballing conclusion egress exit rejection
WEAK
prohibition
NOUN
entrée
Synonyms
WEAK
access adit admission connection contact debut door entrance entry in incoming induction ingress introduction open arms open door way
Antonyms
WEAK
prohibition rejection

Example Sentences

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Now he is back at his old ways, imposing new duties on the importation of brand-name pharmaceuticals and certain metals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The International Trade Commission is probing whether Apple’s redesigned watches fall within a limited exclusion order issued in 2023 prohibiting the importation of infringing devices.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

But due to the health risks from inhaling asbestos, the importation of blue and brown asbestos has been banned in the UK since 1985.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

In 1807, Congress passed and President Jefferson signed a bill prohibiting the importation of slaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

The document stated, “We may borrow . . . from foreign ideologies, but we reject the wholesale importation of foreign ideologies into Africa.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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