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
Seemingly, Weems hoped the threat of arrest would pressure Bushart into removing the post, but Bushart refused to be censored.
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
These accounts on TikTok, Snapchat and Telegram amassed several hundred followers without signs of having been censored.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Chawla, who is Indian, documented the vandalism on her Instagram account, choosing not to censor the term.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Images of the enclosure are tightly censored and obscured on digital mapping platforms.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
These accounts on TikTok, Snapchat and Telegram amassed several hundred followers without signs of having been censored.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Chawla, who is Indian, documented the vandalism on her Instagram account, choosing not to censor the term.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Images of the enclosure are tightly censored and obscured on digital mapping platforms.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 15 May 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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Da Messina’s Annunciation famously excises the angel Gabriel, while Ghirri’s version further edits the event by also obscuring the Virgin herself.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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During this time, last names were often shortened — Karagounis might become Karras, for example.—
Philip Freeman,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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The program exists to shorten learning curves through clarity and care, offering guidance shaped by lived experience.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Laster ruled on Tuesday that WWE executives destroyed evidence by using the auto-delete setting on the messaging app Signal, enabling potentially relevant communications to be deleted.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Boyle, 65, shared a series of Instagram photos on Thursday, May 28, after deleting all previous posts.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 May 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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In response, the state decided to hire outside investigators to review some of these complaints.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The company reviewed its safety protocols this week in response to the situation at GKN, which is not connected to Arkema.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Rozier has denied participating in the gambling scheme, and has been fighting to have the case dismissed after pleading not guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy charges in December.—
Rebecca Boone,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Found guilty last December in his fraud and money-laundering trial after just a few hours of deliberation by a New York City jury, Rinsch is facing a decade or more behind bars under federal sentencing guidelines.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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