bowdlerizing

present participle of bowdlerize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowdlerizing
censoring
Verb
  • The film was finished in 2019, but the Bolsonaro government withheld funding for its distribution, effectively censoring the movie.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Within the self-censoring limits of the genre, Eisgruber has sensible things to say, maybe too sensible.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Bowdlerizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowdlerizing. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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