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
The festival was first accused of censoring political talk when prominent attendees, including jury president Wim Wenders, declined to discuss politics.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
Various observers suggested that Colbert and Talarico had benefitted from the Streisand effect, in which attempts to censor information often only amplify it.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
Kabuki, for example, was strictly censored by Allied officials for the first few years of the occupation, owing to its characteristic themes of loyalty, vengeance, and honor.
—Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Some national museums have had their exhibits censored by the current administration.
—Cheryl Hall, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
Various observers suggested that Colbert and Talarico had benefitted from the Streisand effect, in which attempts to censor information often only amplify it.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
Kabuki, for example, was strictly censored by Allied officials for the first few years of the occupation, owing to its characteristic themes of loyalty, vengeance, and honor.
—Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Some national museums have had their exhibits censored by the current administration.
—Cheryl Hall, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censor
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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.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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In some situations, the automatic stay — which is the legal protection that stops collection activity — may be limited or shortened if multiple filings occur within a year.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Previous research further concluded that the smaller asteroid Dimorphos' 12-hour orbit around the nearly half-mile-wide Didymos shortened by 33 minutes after the DART mission.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Then, at some point in the past week, Collegiate Consulting deleted the post standing by those figures.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Social media company Discord announced plans in February to roll out mandatory age verification globally, which the company said would rely on verification methods designed so facial analysis occurs on a user’s device and submitted data would be deleted immediately.—
Barbara Booth,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 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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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,
8 Mar. 2026
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Explore the latest lottery news & results This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Courier Journal digital producer.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Mar. 2026
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Claiming the whole thing is a money-laundering operation, Cipriani’s 2025 RICO hit on the company comes out of him being ejected from one of their properties a few years back over a dust-up with another patron.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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The owner of a small chain of Mexican grocery stores in Louisville has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison after pleading guilty to laundering drug money.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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