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a 19th-century church in the repressed style favored by the strict religious sect
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Zhang, delivering his first fully Cantonese-language performance on the big screen, portrays a repressed small-time man caught between competing versions of reality.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 June 2026
Grappling with grief Everything – the tough love, the repressed feelings, the cruelty of his father’s illness – is tumbling out of Sanders.
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The look of sheer repressed, stymied rage/laughter on Raph’s face when Paul sniffs the Oreos instead is one of the episode’s biggest laughs.
—Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
Cummings has a wider range to traverse as Arnold, whose repressed rage eventually has to find an outlet.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 June 2026
Grappling with grief Everything – the tough love, the repressed feelings, the cruelty of his father’s illness – is tumbling out of Sanders.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
The look of sheer repressed, stymied rage/laughter on Raph’s face when Paul sniffs the Oreos instead is one of the episode’s biggest laughs.
—Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
Cummings has a wider range to traverse as Arnold, whose repressed rage eventually has to find an outlet.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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“Repressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repressed. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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repressed
adjective
re·pressed
ri-ˈprest 
1
: subjected to or marked by repression
a repressed child
2
: characterized by a keeping in check
Medical Definition
repressed
adjective
re·pressed
ri-ˈprest
: subjected to or marked by repression
a repressed child
repressed anger
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