as in to edit
to remove objectionable parts from
the producers were told that they would have to censor their movie if they wanted a PG rating
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Recent Examples of censor
Bell, 44, also was just wearing a pair of blue knee socks, and her husband lightly censored the image by pasting a red square over her buttocks.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
The implications of this policy include that Google search, now enabled by AI, might censor references to these topics.
—Mohammad Hosseini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
But censoring the language does not erase the people most affected.
—Timothy Holtz, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
This entertainingly risqué rom com takes a lighthearted look at the serious topic of censorship and in so doing risked being censored.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
The implications of this policy include that Google search, now enabled by AI, might censor references to these topics.
—Mohammad Hosseini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
But censoring the language does not erase the people most affected.
—Timothy Holtz, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
This entertainingly risqué rom com takes a lighthearted look at the serious topic of censorship and in so doing risked being censored.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censor
Verb
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Our conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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In advance of the FCC’s approval of the merger, Paramount settled Trump’s lawsuit over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Trump cited Russia's continued drone and missile strikes on Ukraine when issuing his ultimatum to the Kremlin, which was initially set at 50 days but later shortened to only 10 days.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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After some major studios clutched their pearls over AMC Theatres‘ decision to book more ads before each movie’s showtime, sources are telling us that the No. 1 circuit is working to shorten its preshow.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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With funds to spare, $20,000 was devoted to deleting duplicate data to optimize website performance.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Worse, organizations often delete footage to save space, losing critical data in the process.—
Freddy Kuo,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Congress and the president must counter the forces that seek to diminish, exploit or bowdlerize our understanding of this terrible and confounding un-American event.—
James Reston Jr.,
Star Tribune,
29 Mar. 2021
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The mobs of students — and their enabling professors and administrators — renaming buildings and bowdlerizing the language are still products of Western civilization.—
Jonah Goldberg,
Alaska Dispatch News,
28 Aug. 2017
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Mr. Jang’s name has been expurgated from all official records in the North.—
CHOE SANG-HUN,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2016
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The movie’s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews.—
J. HOBERMAN,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2016
Verb
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Court records reviewed by USA TODAY show the proceedings are on pause pending Presley's 2024 elder abuse case in Los Angeles.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But also, this time is sometimes so boring, thick with the maintenance of diapering, feeding, laundering that it can be forgotten altogether.—
Ellyn Gaydos
August 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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In fact, the primary route of contamination appears to be everyday activities like washing hands after applying the product, bathing pets, and laundering pet bedding.—
Arlene Blum,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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