bowdlerizing

present participle of bowdlerize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowdlerizing
censoring
Verb
  • Libraries and schools that are removing and restricting books for partisan or ideological reasons are censoring them.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The fight against book bans is entering a new phase, as the number of bans plummets but concerns grow that librarians and teachers, looking to stay out of the fray, are self-censoring.
    Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Bowdlerizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowdlerizing. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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