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censor

verb

Definition of censornext
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 Earlier in the week, Kraft allegedly led a pressure campaign to force the Seattle rapper off Ed Sheeran’s The Loop Tour, igniting a firestorm of backlash from artists and fans accusing Kraft of censoring Macklemore’s free speech. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 Famously, nipples on male-presenting people are rarely censored—online or in real life—the way nipples on people with breasts are. — Kara McGrath, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026 Until after the fact, Field had no idea that she had been censored. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Among students who self-censored, 91% cited classmates as a concern. — Liam Julian, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for censor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censor
  1. edit
  2. shorten
  3. delete
  4. bowdlerize
  5. expurgate
  6. review
  7. launder
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  • Researchers showed respondents two versions of the same video, one edited by a human, one by AI, without telling them which was which, and asked for a blind preference before revealing anything about how either was made.
    — Muhammad Usman Qamar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Sam Levy’s editing likewise darts associatively between these moods, seemingly letting sense memory shape the chronology of proceedings.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of edit
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  • Newsom also signed Senate Bill 186, which would strengthen the current tax incentive program by shortening the payout schedule for cash refunds and increasing the total refundable amount of unused tax credits.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Charging speeds also shortened this round by about five minutes compared with the iPhone 17 Pro series.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of shorten
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  • Fox's attorneys noted that Rupert Murdoch had been auto-deleting all of his text messages until about April 2022, which was after Dominion had filed its lawsuit against Fox for broadcasting unfounded conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
    — Maddy Lauria, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
  • A day after Feldstein’s arrest, Urich deleted his phone’s text history.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of delete
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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
  • 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
Definition of bowdlerize
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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
Definition of expurgate
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  • California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara this week urged consumers to review their coverage and consider flood insurance ahead of a likely historic El Niño.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The White House announced the cuts through a legally nebulous ‘pocket rescission’ just five days before the fiscal year ended, leaving Congress little time to review them.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of review
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  • Only 25% believed washing had a major effect on clothing lifespan, suggesting many people underestimate the wear caused by laundering.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
  • He was extradited from Cape Verde to Miami in 2021 to face an earlier money-laundering prosecution, only to be granted clemency by President Joe Biden in December 2023 as part of a prisoner exchange with Caracas.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of launder

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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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