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
Although it is censored in China, the film has won Best Director for Lou at the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, the most prestigious stage for Sinophone cinema.
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Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Bolsonaro really censored the film in Brazil.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
The 2018 movie Bohemian Rhapsody, which grossed $14 million at the China box office as part of a global take north of $962M, reportedly had three minutes censored for references to Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s homosexuality and AIDS.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
By the time of its public release, in the summer of that year, it had been censored.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Her closing line was audible in the room and in unedited online footage, though the broadcast censored the profanity.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Officials censored, revised, and rewrote theater repertoire to remove any idealization of the pre-revolutionary past and add content that glorified Soviet rule.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Epstein is posing with Pashcow, a third man, and a woman whose face is censored.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Surveillance reports and early warning systems have been curtailed, while health promotion and advocacy for communities disproportionately affected by inequity are being censored.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Bolsonaro really censored the film in Brazil.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
The 2018 movie Bohemian Rhapsody, which grossed $14 million at the China box office as part of a global take north of $962M, reportedly had three minutes censored for references to Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s homosexuality and AIDS.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
By the time of its public release, in the summer of that year, it had been censored.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Her closing line was audible in the room and in unedited online footage, though the broadcast censored the profanity.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Officials censored, revised, and rewrote theater repertoire to remove any idealization of the pre-revolutionary past and add content that glorified Soviet rule.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Epstein is posing with Pashcow, a third man, and a woman whose face is censored.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Surveillance reports and early warning systems have been curtailed, while health promotion and advocacy for communities disproportionately affected by inequity are being censored.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censored
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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 Oct. 2025
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This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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The tokamak—shortened from toroidal chamber magnetic—uses powerful magnets.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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In California, vehicle miles traveled — the amount of distance that people travel in cars, often shortened to VMT — has increased significantly since 2000.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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There is no mechanism for recovering data once it has been deleted, Flock Safety states on its website.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Hackers who stole the data of more than 8,000 children including photos, addresses and names and published some of the information on the dark web have removed the posts online and claim to have deleted the information, according to UK media reports.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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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 Oct. 2025
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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 WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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