suppression
noun
sup·pres·sion
sə-ˈpre-shən 
1
: an act or instance of suppressing : the state of being suppressed
2
: the conscious intentional exclusion from consciousness of a thought or feeling
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learned that suppression of her angry feelings didn't necessarily make them go away
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That said, a December 2025 endocrine adaptations review flagged that fasts longer than 24 hours carry greater risk, including cortisol elevation and suppression of follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones.
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
But critics maintain that the use of cattle for fire suppression is unproven, and could remove forage that wildlife require both in drought and severe winters.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
Agricultural dusting, wildfire suppression, aerial refueling, combat search and rescue, and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) are just a few of the mission sets where autonomous systems could play a critical role.
—Tim Burns, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Instead, the worry is what the world might make of such suppression—and whether there’s even room in people’s brains these days to collectively consider, and take at face value, a shocking revelation of this magnitude.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
But critics maintain that the use of cattle for fire suppression is unproven, and could remove forage that wildlife require both in drought and severe winters.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
Agricultural dusting, wildfire suppression, aerial refueling, combat search and rescue, and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) are just a few of the mission sets where autonomous systems could play a critical role.
—Tim Burns, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Instead, the worry is what the world might make of such suppression—and whether there’s even room in people’s brains these days to collectively consider, and take at face value, a shocking revelation of this magnitude.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for suppression
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suppression. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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suppression
noun
sup·pres·sion
sə-ˈpresh-ən
: an act or instance of suppressing: as
a
: stoppage of a bodily function or a symptom
suppression of urine secretion
suppression of a cough
b
: the failure of development of a bodily part or organ
c
: the conscious intentional exclusion from consciousness of a thought or feeling compare repression sense 2a
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