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 When that ability gets constrained, when communication feels censored, when speed is prized over rigor, when ambiguity gets exploited instead of clarified, the meaning of the work itself starts to erode. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026 In February 2021, Didulo joined Telegram, a platform popular with conservative users who felt censored from mainstream sites. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 When people cannot trust that their work will be treated fairly, many stop experimenting, avoid controversial subjects, or censor themselves before anyone else does. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026 Recently, the Montgomery County, Maryland, school district made local headlines after officials required administrators to review student newspapers prior to publication and outright censor certain reports based on vague standards. — Annabelle Garland, The Atlantic, 23 July 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
Verb
  • It was edited by Kelsey Snell, Tinbete Ermyas, and Christopher Intagliata.
    — August 28, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This episode of Galaxy Brain was produced by Hadley Robinson, video edited by Denny Thomas and engineered by Miguel Carrascal.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of edit
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  • That scheduled June 16-18 series in Atlanta was shortened to two games, with the June 18 game postponed to the end of this month.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This means those daily dishwasher runs can shorten the lifespan of your dishwasher and its internal components over time.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of shorten
Verb
  • The rhetorical trick consists in deleting the principal from the sentence.
    — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The video, which continues to be shared online despite being deleted from the brand's channels, showed Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark shoving member Alexis Miestowski to the turf.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of delete
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The movie’s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews.
    — J. HOBERMAN, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2016
Definition of expurgate
Verb
  • Congress now has 90 days of continuous session to review the agreement, which would go into effect absent objection.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Still, the archetypal influencer in our cultural imagination is not a man reviewing watches on YouTube or hosting a podcast from his studio in Austin.
    — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of review
Verb
  • The investigators had named a deputy head of the presidential office among the suspects in a money-laundering case.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean hackers and laundered through Chinese financial intermediaries provides funds for Pyongyang’s weapons programs, undermining international nonproliferation policy.
    — Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of launder

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