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
Officials censored, revised, and rewrote theater repertoire to remove any idealization of the pre-revolutionary past and add content that glorified Soviet rule.
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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
The few people who protest against the war on radio and television are interrupted and censored.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
But because Twitch streams are live and not edited or censored like traditional TV programming, there are more risks involved regarding what young viewers may see onscreen.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 20 Aug. 2025
The images are sometimes censored, and there’s not much of a discussion there.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
The paper’s staff members who are on visas have self-censored and declined assignments related to the war in Gaza, fearful that their reporting could jeopardize their lawful immigration status, the lawsuit said.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
The Portrait Gallery came under fire again in late July after painter Amy Sherald pulled a show over concerns that she was being censored.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
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
The few people who protest against the war on radio and television are interrupted and censored.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
But because Twitch streams are live and not edited or censored like traditional TV programming, there are more risks involved regarding what young viewers may see onscreen.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 20 Aug. 2025
The images are sometimes censored, and there’s not much of a discussion there.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
The paper’s staff members who are on visas have self-censored and declined assignments related to the war in Gaza, fearful that their reporting could jeopardize their lawful immigration status, the lawsuit said.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
The Portrait Gallery came under fire again in late July after painter Amy Sherald pulled a show over concerns that she was being censored.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censored
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Josephine Rozzelle edited this edition.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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This edition of Forbes Daily was edited by Sarah Whitmire and Chris Dobstaff.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Several previous stages of the race held before Sunday had been shortened or changed because of similar protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.—
Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Thanks for all the fantastic questions, some of which have been edited or shortened for clarity.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The rest is either delegated or deleted because busy is not the same as effective.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Multiple videos that have gone viral locally on social media but were later deleted showed the fight and ensuing altercations that occurred, including one of Taddese’s friends attempting to help him before Taddese was fatally shot, a moment also captured on camera.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 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,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sanders denies his company made tianeptine products, though another former employee also claims in court documents that Shaman Botanicals sold tianeptine, and FDA reports reviewed by The Star list Shaman Botanicals as a distributor of a tianeptine product that was later recalled.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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