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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During the first court appearance for Edge, prosecutors said the weapon that was used was a .300 Blackout Sig Sauer rifle with an optic scope and a suppressor.
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
When the door swung open, Barker said, the detectives were met with gunfire, multiple rounds fired from Ruth’s AR-15 equipped with a suppressor.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
By the end of 2024, Americans had registered 4.5 million suppressors with the ATF.
—Nick Sibilla, Forbes.com, 31 July 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
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
When the door swung open, Barker said, the detectives were met with gunfire, multiple rounds fired from Ruth’s AR-15 equipped with a suppressor.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
By the end of 2024, Americans had registered 4.5 million suppressors with the ATF.
—Nick Sibilla, Forbes.com, 31 July 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
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“Suppressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suppressor. Accessed 20 Oct. 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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