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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Deep down, however, a suppressor will find their emotions quietly building.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Apr. 2025
Editors’ Picks Our Favorite Crossword Debuts of 2024 Surveillance footage showed a gunman walking up behind Mr. Thompson outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown, lifting a handgun fitted with a suppressor and shooting him several times before fleeing the scene.
—Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
To paraphrase Teddy Roosevelt, Cade speaks softly and carries an M14 semi-automatic rifle with a thermal scope and suppressor.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Deputies collected 12 firearms, six suppressors and 660 rounds of ammunition on Feb. 9, 2024, the same day as the restraining order.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Apr. 2025
Editors’ Picks Our Favorite Crossword Debuts of 2024 Surveillance footage showed a gunman walking up behind Mr. Thompson outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown, lifting a handgun fitted with a suppressor and shooting him several times before fleeing the scene.
—Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
To paraphrase Teddy Roosevelt, Cade speaks softly and carries an M14 semi-automatic rifle with a thermal scope and suppressor.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Deputies collected 12 firearms, six suppressors and 660 rounds of ammunition on Feb. 9, 2024, the same day as the restraining order.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 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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