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
To ensure future confidence in motion pictures, Zukor helped bring in a self-censoring body to keep the concerned government and public happy.
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Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
She’s also subjected to attacks by a small but mighty group of protesters who want to censor the books and programming at the library.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
The writers inside Iran have always been censored.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
But the Platonic text censored at Texas A&M is not about these subjects, at least not directly.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
She’s also subjected to attacks by a small but mighty group of protesters who want to censor the books and programming at the library.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
The writers inside Iran have always been censored.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
But the Platonic text censored at Texas A&M is not about these subjects, at least not directly.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censor
Verb
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This edition of Forbes Daily was edited by Chris Dobstaff and Caroline Howard.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Josephine Rozzelle edited this edition.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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The draft was twelve pages long, including references, and The Lancet had asked Koren to shorten it to a page.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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According to the World Health Organization and Cambridge University, people with bipolar disorder have a life expectancy that is shortened by ten to fifteen years on average, and a 2x-3x higher all-cause mortality rate than the general population.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, Collins sponsored a bill that was drafted in part by the governor’s office to ban offshore wind turbines in state waters and delete most of the references to climate change in state law.—
Shauna Muckle,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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The video’s viral breakout was jarring enough that Nurse John deleted TikTok for six months, before deciding to return and really give posting on social more regularly a go.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 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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Prior to the shooting, videos reviewed by CNN show that tensions escalated quickly in a south Minneapolis neighborhood where a group of federal agents were conducting an operation.—
Thomas Bordeaux,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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However, in bystander videos of the shooting reviewed by The Associated Press, Pretti is seen with only a phone in his hand; none of the videos appear to show him with a weapon.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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The individual, who was facing money-laundering charges, later began cooperating with Homeland Security Investigations in the case.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Last month, prosecutors charged another former agent with conspiring to launder millions of dollars and obtain military-grade firearms and explosives for a Mexican drug cartel.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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