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
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Washington Post were among those that printed the word; others censored it with asterisks or dashes.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
They had once been censored by the same Big Tech oligarchs who were now donating millions to the President’s East Wing ballroom and sitting on his advisory boards.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 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
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, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
The diaries of an aide to former Chinese leader Mao Zedong can stay at Stanford University, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, ending a yearslong legal battle that had raised concern they could be censored if returned to China.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Our children’s academic curricula will be actually censored.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Our children’s academic curricula will actually be censored.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit alleges that Voice of America journalists were censored from reporting the support for the son of the late Shah in anti-regime protests that erupted across Iran in January.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
They had once been censored by the same Big Tech oligarchs who were now donating millions to the President’s East Wing ballroom and sitting on his advisory boards.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 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
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, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
The diaries of an aide to former Chinese leader Mao Zedong can stay at Stanford University, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, ending a yearslong legal battle that had raised concern they could be censored if returned to China.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Our children’s academic curricula will be actually censored.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Our children’s academic curricula will actually be censored.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit alleges that Voice of America journalists were censored from reporting the support for the son of the late Shah in anti-regime protests that erupted across Iran in January.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censored
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This interview has been edited and condensed, but the full version is available on the 12 Questions Podcast.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That long-winded name is shortened to DDR, and the following number indicates the transfer rate (divided by 100).—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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This shortened the year by 11 days and so officials moved forward the start of the new tax year by the same amount.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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Recent incidents, such as a McDonald’s chatbot breach where weak controls exposed millions of applicant records, or when an AI coding agent at Replit deleted a live production database, show how quickly these gaps can turn into real-world disasters.—
Dan Mountstephen,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The image, posted on Sunday night, sparked outrage from religious leaders and influencers, and it was deleted by Monday morning.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2026
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The court document said federal law enforcement reviewed call records for Pointer's phone.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2026
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