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
Many are undated and lack context, and most women who are featured in the photographs had their faces censored by Congress for privacy's sake.
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Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Rachel was in good company on Friday's show, however, as Ripa was also recently censored on the program for dropping a comical bit of profanity during an interview with comedian Sebastian Maniscalco.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
The days of censoring Americans online are over.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
While Will is feverishly negotiating with a powerful vicar who wants to censor Love’s Labor’s Lost, he is devastated by the 1596 loss of his son to the plague.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
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Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Rachel was in good company on Friday's show, however, as Ripa was also recently censored on the program for dropping a comical bit of profanity during an interview with comedian Sebastian Maniscalco.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
The days of censoring Americans online are over.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
While Will is feverishly negotiating with a powerful vicar who wants to censor Love’s Labor’s Lost, he is devastated by the 1596 loss of his son to the plague.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censor
Verb
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This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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Josephine Rozelle edited this edition.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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As the weather cools and days shorten into winter, indoor plants slow down or go dormant.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
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Excess moisture can promote mold growth and spoilage, potentially shortening the life of your cabbage.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
20 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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According to a New Mexico warrant obtained and reviewed by EW, Busfield has been accused by a pair of twin actors of inappropriately touching them while on the set of the Fox crime drama The Cleaning Lady.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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Calvo's second executive order creates a task force to review business licenses in the city that may have ties to Cuba's government, with the potential for licenses to be revoked.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Gently rub it in, wait at least 30 minutes, then toss your pillowcase into the washing machine to launder.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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So can those who set prices; deal with Mexican cartel suppliers; launder money; establish drug houses; and pay smugglers, intermediaries and others.—
Kevin Krause,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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