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
Tens of millions of people — especially in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia — even now prefer the Beeb’s foreign language news to the local variety, rigorously censored by their own governments.
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Max Hastings, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
According to the institution, witnesses for both sides testified during the trial that if the materials were returned to China, they would at the least be censored and more likely be banned.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
To operate there, Apple Intelligence must use local engines to filter and censor AI output according to government requirements.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Our children’s academic curricula will be actually censored.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
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Max Hastings, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
According to the institution, witnesses for both sides testified during the trial that if the materials were returned to China, they would at the least be censored and more likely be banned.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
To operate there, Apple Intelligence must use local engines to filter and censor AI output according to government requirements.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Our children’s academic curricula will be actually censored.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censor
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This conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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In its major settlements with universities, the Administration has shortened the investigation stage and pushed for broad, often unrelated remedies.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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This approach can dramatically shorten waiting times and, in many cases, save patients who may not survive the wait for a deceased donor organ.—
Dr. Hiroshi Sogawa,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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On many systems, deleting them merely removes their addresses from a registry, freeing the space to be overwritten.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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She also is accused of telling her conspirators and other people not to discuss the weapons deals by telephone, and to delete any messages referring to the deals.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
19 Apr. 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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PCMag editors select and review products independently.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Rhode Island editor.—
Staff Reports,
The Providence Journal,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sampath is further accused of routing and laundering over $3 million back to Peng through various intermediaries, Hochman said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Last November, a federal grand jury in Miami handed up an indictment accusing her and three others of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds, laundering the money, and using it to support her 2021 congressional campaign.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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