BOWDLERIZED Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

bowdlerized

verb

Definition of bowdlerized

past tense of bowdlerize

as in censored

to remove objectionable parts from a bowdlerized version of "Gulliver's Travels" that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children

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The film came out highly censored in 1971, and only recently had its most salacious bits recovered from the archives and restored to their fleshy glory.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
But on the television broadcast that aired on Saturday, Antonia’s T-shirt had been censored, appearing to be all white.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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Embedded in the production of the show is the feeling of being trapped in a hall of mirrors; scenes are edited flagrantly, drowning the viewer in red herrings.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Researchers showed respondents two versions of the same video, one edited by a human, one by AI, without telling them which was which, and asked for a blind preference before revealing anything about how either was made.

— Muhammad Usman Qamar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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Cargo traveling between Asia and Europe through the Northern Sea Route could have its journey shortened to between 18 to 22 days, down approximately 35% from the 28 to 35 day journey through Suez, according to data provided by Fertmax FZCO.

— Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
At many campuses, to manage overcrowding, the district had been running year-round schedules, with the school year shortened by nearly a month, to accommodate its burgeoning student population.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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