censored

Definition of censorednext
past tense of censor

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of censored But on the television broadcast that aired on Saturday, Antonia’s T-shirt had been censored, appearing to be all white. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 But unlike other Floridians of Cuban descent — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio — Valdes ended up defending Cuba’s socialist revolutionaries and officials who have killed, jailed, tortured, and censored numerous political enemies. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 When Ciara and Brandon’s names were announced, a long bleep was censored on TV. — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Famously, nipples on male-presenting people are rarely censored—online or in real life—the way nipples on people with breasts are. — Kara McGrath, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026 Until after the fact, Field had no idea that she had been censored. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Among students who self-censored, 91% cited classmates as a concern. — Liam Julian, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026 The vigils, which drew tens of thousands of people a year, were the only large-scale public commemoration on Chinese soil of the Tiananmen crackdown, discussion of which is heavily censored in mainland China. — Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026 These details, and whether the car was running the now-obsolete Autopilot or its more advanced successor FSD is impossible to know, because Tesla censored that section of the crash report. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censored
Verb
  • Researchers showed respondents two versions of the same video, one edited by a human, one by AI, without telling them which was which, and asked for a blind preference before revealing anything about how either was made.
    — Muhammad Usman Qamar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In some memes in recent weeks, the photo has become so over-edited that the character's glistening face is slicker, darker and even more uncanny.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In November 1959, President Ben-Zvi shortened the sentences of the last two men still in prison, Shmuel Malinki and Gavriel Dahan.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Practically no major league has shortened its regular season calendar on a permanent basis.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Richard Meulenberg provided additional details in a video posted to Facebook that has since been deleted.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • When the state party’s Pride Caucus shared the county party’s statement on social media, the post was deleted.
    — Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The council hasn’t yet reviewed the agreement in full and will receive copies on Tuesday.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In another email later Wednesday afternoon, Lee said ABC News’ editors had reviewed the language and were standing by the piece.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Censored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censored. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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