1
as in covered (up)
to keep from being publicly known
the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident
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2
as in stifled
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
he managed to suppress a scream at the sight of the dead mouse suppressed her anger
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as in halted
to hold back the normal growth of
pruning helps suppress buds at the ends of developed branches and encourages new growth elsewhere
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as in quelled
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
nothing could suppress the rising tide of protest against the dictator's latest injustices
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as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
the defense attorney is openly accusing the prosecutor of attempting to suppress vital evidence
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as in repressed
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Recent Examples of suppressed
Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Amazon still faces another lawsuit brought by the FTC in 2023, which alleged that the company is an exploitative monopoly and illegally suppressed competition among online marketplaces.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986 came after warnings from engineers were repeatedly suppressed and ignored.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
These preparatory movements then become habits that are carried out in a weaker form even when the action is suppressed.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The upconversion process also suppressed noise, which made the setup effective even under very dim light.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s still structured around caste, with deep inequalities, suppressed women’s rights, minority oppression and countless ethnic divisions.
—Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Loomer alleges the companies unlawfully suppressed conservative political speech, but lower courts tossed the lawsuit.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Mangione’s lawyers have argued that the writings and other evidence seized at the time of his arrest should be suppressed, contending that authorities conducted a warrantless search of their client’s belongings.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Too long submerged in suppressed grief, Zilpha now came up from its depth like any swimmer stroking toward light and sweet air.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Defenders downed or suppressed 566 drones and 45 missiles, the air force said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Amazon still faces another lawsuit brought by the FTC in 2023, which alleged that the company is an exploitative monopoly and illegally suppressed competition among online marketplaces.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986 came after warnings from engineers were repeatedly suppressed and ignored.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
These preparatory movements then become habits that are carried out in a weaker form even when the action is suppressed.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The upconversion process also suppressed noise, which made the setup effective even under very dim light.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s still structured around caste, with deep inequalities, suppressed women’s rights, minority oppression and countless ethnic divisions.
—Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Loomer alleges the companies unlawfully suppressed conservative political speech, but lower courts tossed the lawsuit.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Mangione’s lawyers have argued that the writings and other evidence seized at the time of his arrest should be suppressed, contending that authorities conducted a warrantless search of their client’s belongings.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppressed
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This all comes amid multiple feuds between the ADL and several Christian conservatives, including podcasters Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson, and concerns over the rise in antisemitism and whether free speech is being stifled in the name of combating it.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Doku took it upon himself to dribble past two defenders and set up Esteve’s own-goal, but that aside, Parker’s strategy stifled City.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Some food-safety inspections were temporarily halted, trash accumulated in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to a shortage of Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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As director of the OMB, Vought has eliminated hundreds of regulations on the environment, health, transportation and food and worker safety, halted the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and sought to cancel billions in foreign aid.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Bunnie Xo quelled online chatter surrounding her husband's 200-pound weight loss in a TikTok clip shared Saturday.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Just as the geographical Palestinian homeland must be seized by Zionist forces, all resistance quelled and all Indigenous Palestinians ultimately expelled and silenced forever, so too must any and all electronic trace of support for Palestinian freedom be expunged from the database.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The defendants concealed the cash receipts from an accountant, who prepared their taxes, which led to the fraudulent omission of more than $17 million in gross sales from tax returns filed with the IRS.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The family travelled north from Central America for weeks, crossing rivers by night and riding concealed in smugglers’ trucks.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Though beloved by many straight men for the wrong reasons, the central character in American Psycho — a movie directed by a woman, written by a woman, and based on a novel written by a gay man — has always been paradigmatic of repressed same-sex desire.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
23 Sep. 2025
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Also, give your shadow self a hug and tend to the repressed parts of your heart and nature.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the Merrimack Valley Conference, Tina Zheng had three blocks, nine digs, and 32 assists as Andover silenced Methuen 3-0.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Just as the geographical Palestinian homeland must be seized by Zionist forces, all resistance quelled and all Indigenous Palestinians ultimately expelled and silenced forever, so too must any and all electronic trace of support for Palestinian freedom be expunged from the database.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Kelvin Wheelies closed in 1983 and has been slowly getting swallowed by trees and shrubs ever since.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
24 Sep. 2025
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Here, slowly being swallowed by vegetation and worn down by time, are gigantic mausoleums, vast underground cisterns, temples, imposing city walls and a breathtaking theater perched, like Machu Picchu, on a hilltop that offers views stretching for miles all around.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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According to Infanti, some typical impacts of a La Niña winter can include cooler temperatures over the northern United States, and diminished storm track activity over the southern tier of the United States leading to milder-than-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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Though the region’s trade reliance on Washington has rapidly diminished as China has become its biggest market, several nations still rely on the US for a large share of their exports, the loss of which would put millions of livelihoods at risk.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Suppressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppressed. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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