as in edited
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 censored
Images of the enclosure are tightly censored and obscured on digital mapping platforms.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
More than three out of four civics teachers surveyed reported having censored themselves out of fear of pushback or controversy.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Coley Sohn and Linda Bagley-Sohn, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, say the city censored their protest against the city painting over its rainbow crosswalks.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
Nonfiction books were censored at schools at more than double the past rate in the 2024-2025 school year, according to a new report by PEN America.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Iran has its own social media platforms modeled on services like WhatsApp and YouTube, but content is closely monitored and often censored.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The report drew on interviews and surveys asking whether respondents felt censored or had experienced discrimination in Davis.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Much of the nudity is censored, with Rudolph revealing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Tens of millions of people — especially in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia — even now prefer the Beeb’s foreign language news to the local variety, rigorously censored by their own governments.
—Max Hastings, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
More than three out of four civics teachers surveyed reported having censored themselves out of fear of pushback or controversy.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Coley Sohn and Linda Bagley-Sohn, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, say the city censored their protest against the city painting over its rainbow crosswalks.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
Nonfiction books were censored at schools at more than double the past rate in the 2024-2025 school year, according to a new report by PEN America.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Iran has its own social media platforms modeled on services like WhatsApp and YouTube, but content is closely monitored and often censored.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The report drew on interviews and surveys asking whether respondents felt censored or had experienced discrimination in Davis.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Much of the nudity is censored, with Rudolph revealing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Tens of millions of people — especially in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia — even now prefer the Beeb’s foreign language news to the local variety, rigorously censored by their own governments.
—Max Hastings, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censored
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Condensed and edited by Rebecca Kilroy.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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This interview was edited for length and clarity.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The combination of an overloaded schedule, international travel and shortened preparation time increasingly produces mediocre matchups in premium television windows.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Certain past emergency cases, such as the COVID pandemic, were exceptions in which those wait times were drastically shortened.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Flock Safety data is automatically deleted after 30 days by default.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Charles has since apologized and deleted the offending TikTok, but the controversy continues, igniting social media discourse.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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But the day before the original deadline, internal emails reviewed by Fortune show, his associates were then given their first of many extensions.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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“Censored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censored. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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