suppressor
noun
sup·pres·sor
sə-ˈpre-sər 
: one that suppresses
especially
: a mutant gene that suppresses the expression of another nonallelic mutant gene when both are present
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By the end of 2024, Americans had registered 4.5 million suppressors with the ATF.
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Nick Sibilla, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Court records show that a BSO dive team recovered a black Sig Sauer P320 handgun and a suppressor in a body of water less than half a mile away from the slayings.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Supportive plants deter pests (repellers), attract pollinators and other beneficial insects (attractors), improve soil quality (nitrogen fixers, accumulators), and prevent weeds from creeping in (suppressors and mulchers).
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
Among the other provisions on the chopping block are a tax break for firearm suppressors and limits on states’ ability to regulate AI.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025
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Nick Sibilla, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Court records show that a BSO dive team recovered a black Sig Sauer P320 handgun and a suppressor in a body of water less than half a mile away from the slayings.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Supportive plants deter pests (repellers), attract pollinators and other beneficial insects (attractors), improve soil quality (nitrogen fixers, accumulators), and prevent weeds from creeping in (suppressors and mulchers).
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
Among the other provisions on the chopping block are a tax break for firearm suppressors and limits on states’ ability to regulate AI.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025
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“Suppressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suppressor. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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suppressor
noun
sup·pres·sor
-ˈpres-ər
: one that suppresses
especially
: a mutant gene that suppresses the expression of another nonallelic mutant gene when both are present
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