as in restraint
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
learned that suppression of her angry feelings didn't necessarily make them go away
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Recent Examples of suppression
That figure reflects active suppression efforts in the region, where conditions remain hazardous because of low relative humidity and persistent winds.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The zealot ruler demoted his Hindu statesmen, turning friends into foes and launching a long and unpopular war in the Deccan, which included the violent suppression of the Marathas, a Hindu kingdom revered to this day by India’s right-wing politicians – including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The investigation, which spanned two and a half years, was spearheaded by the gun violence suppression division, an elite unit of detectives that specializes in using surveillance technology to identify and apprehend criminals.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Authorities say the historic, 29,000 square-foot residence had no fire suppression sprinklers.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The zealot ruler demoted his Hindu statesmen, turning friends into foes and launching a long and unpopular war in the Deccan, which included the violent suppression of the Marathas, a Hindu kingdom revered to this day by India’s right-wing politicians – including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The investigation, which spanned two and a half years, was spearheaded by the gun violence suppression division, an elite unit of detectives that specializes in using surveillance technology to identify and apprehend criminals.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Authorities say the historic, 29,000 square-foot residence had no fire suppression sprinklers.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
Noun
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Walmart, Whole Foods, and Amazon also faced calls for economic restraint by consumers.—
Karen R. King,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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China, which claims control of part of Kashmir has also called for restraint.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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That leaves ‘financial repression’ - forcing US citizens or their agents (pension funds, insurance companies, banks) to hold US Treasuries.—
Kevin Coldiron,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Foreign students appear to have replaced the immigrant union leaders of the 1950s as the targets of government repression.—
Rick Baldoz,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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Each event features athletes competing in two races in one of six disciplines, broken up by gender and distance.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Russell finished fifth in the discipline during the league’s inaugural event in Kingston, later finishing sixth overall in her category.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Just in time for the full moon in Libra on April 12, Luna will illuminate your 12th house of secrets, inhibitions and unconscious patterns, urging you to let go of patterns that no longer serve you.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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His research team, in partnership with associate professor Sakiko Okumoto at Texas A&M University, hopes to study plant mechanisms in sorghum and capitalize on its innate ability to inhibit nitrogen loss, a process known as biological nitrification inhibition (BNI).—
Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppression. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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