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Recent Examples of censorship
This sustained attack on our cultural institutions creates the conditions for overt acts of censorship.
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Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
During the Soviet era, harsh censorship shaped everything.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
At the same time, financial pressure leads to financial censorship.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
The move has been welcomed by the indie film community as a sign of a more sympathetic approach from Egypt’s censorship board following the appointment this past spring of respected screenwriter and novelist Abdel Rahim Kamal as the head of the body.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
During the Soviet era, harsh censorship shaped everything.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
At the same time, financial pressure leads to financial censorship.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
The move has been welcomed by the indie film community as a sign of a more sympathetic approach from Egypt’s censorship board following the appointment this past spring of respected screenwriter and novelist Abdel Rahim Kamal as the head of the body.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censorship
suppression
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Researchers noted that men often rely on emotional suppression, while women tend to be more emotionally expressive but can become overwhelmed when caregiving demands are constant.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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God-fearing Florentines initially banned Arabic numerals, but suppression rarely works, particularly if a new technology is capturing people’s imaginations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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