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
Our children’s academic curricula will actually be censored.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The government tried to shut down our programs of migration studies and gender studies, and tried to censor aspects of our history department.
—John Shattuck, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Meta executives emphasized at trial that the company continuously improves safety and addresses compulsive social media use without infringing on free speech or censoring users.
—Morgan Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit alleges that Voice of America journalists were censored from reporting the support for the son of the late Shah in anti-regime protests that erupted across Iran in January.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The government tried to shut down our programs of migration studies and gender studies, and tried to censor aspects of our history department.
—John Shattuck, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Meta executives emphasized at trial that the company continuously improves safety and addresses compulsive social media use without infringing on free speech or censoring users.
—Morgan Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit alleges that Voice of America journalists were censored from reporting the support for the son of the late Shah in anti-regime protests that erupted across Iran in January.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censor
Verb
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Terms on the seven-person board are six years long, though a Missouri bill to shorten the terms to three years passed the state Senate and is working its way through the House.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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When attention spans are shortened, distractions multiply, and burnout rises across industries, the competitive edge comes from teams who can regulate stress, sustain focus and think creatively under pressure.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2026
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But many users deleted the ChatGPT app.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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When left alone in the interrogation room, a camera captured Marsha Allen deleting texts from her cell phone.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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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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The movie’s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews.—
J. HOBERMAN,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2016
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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Despite being reviewed again in 2008 and 2009, investigators never discovered new leads.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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He is believed to be a high-ranking member of a criminal syndicate that laundered billions from romance and cryptocurrency scams targeting victims globally.—
Sopheng Cheang,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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While Rozier’s status on the personnel market had been unclear earlier this season as he first was arrested in an FBI gambling probe and later charged with federal wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy, the Heat have been informed by the league that they are allowed to waive Rozier.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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