as in to edit
to remove objectionable parts from
the producers were told that they would have to censor their movie if they wanted a PG rating
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Recent Examples of censor
Chawla, who is Indian, documented the vandalism on her Instagram account, choosing not to censor the term.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Images of the enclosure are tightly censored and obscured on digital mapping platforms.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Shame on any educational institution that censors speech condemning it.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
More than three out of four civics teachers surveyed reported having censored themselves out of fear of pushback or controversy.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Images of the enclosure are tightly censored and obscured on digital mapping platforms.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Shame on any educational institution that censors speech condemning it.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
More than three out of four civics teachers surveyed reported having censored themselves out of fear of pushback or controversy.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censor
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This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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It can also be used to edit video using simple, conversational language.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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The procedure could shorten Snell’s recovery time by a month, compared to a more traditional arthroscopic procedure.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The average distance between where family lives and where the childcare is taking place has also been shortened, the mayor said.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Flock Safety data is automatically deleted after 30 days by default.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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When a consumer requests removal, companies can delete raw data.—
Chai Outmezguine,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Congress and the president must counter the forces that seek to diminish, exploit or bowdlerize our understanding of this terrible and confounding un-American event.—
James Reston Jr.,
Star Tribune,
29 Mar. 2021
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The mobs of students — and their enabling professors and administrators — renaming buildings and bowdlerizing the language are still products of Western civilization.—
Jonah Goldberg,
Alaska Dispatch News,
28 Aug. 2017
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The movie’s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews.—
J. HOBERMAN,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2016
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Police obtained a warrant to review vehicle data of the Chevrolet, which allegedly showed Gonzalez did not push on the brake pedal up to five seconds before the crash occurred.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 May 2026
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Saab had previously faced money-laundering charges in Miami tied to Venezuelan housing contracts but was released in 2023 after receiving a pardon from President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner exchange agreement with the Maduro government.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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That’s a bit of a gut punch for those of us who want our clothes laundered, dishes done, floors cleaned, houses tidied and maybe even our meals made by robots with Genesis AI or Kyber Labs hands.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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