as in editing
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 censoring
The conventionally cheery tone is almost a hostile presence, drowning out and censoring Lee’s real thoughts.
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The investigations into teachers’ social media posts has created a climate of vulnerability and fear, Boyd said, where both teachers and even students start self-censoring when engaging in public discourse.
—Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s FCC chairman, James Lawrence Fly, warned the networks about censoring news commentators.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Libraries and schools that are removing and restricting books for partisan or ideological reasons are censoring them.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The fight against book bans is entering a new phase, as the number of bans plummets but concerns grow that librarians and teachers, looking to stay out of the fray, are self-censoring.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
The film was finished in 2019, but the Bolsonaro government withheld funding for its distribution, effectively censoring the movie.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Within the self-censoring limits of the genre, Eisgruber has sensible things to say, maybe too sensible.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
There should also be accountability for government officials that jawboned social media companies like Facebook into censoring Americans’ protected speech.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The investigations into teachers’ social media posts has created a climate of vulnerability and fear, Boyd said, where both teachers and even students start self-censoring when engaging in public discourse.
—Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s FCC chairman, James Lawrence Fly, warned the networks about censoring news commentators.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Libraries and schools that are removing and restricting books for partisan or ideological reasons are censoring them.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The fight against book bans is entering a new phase, as the number of bans plummets but concerns grow that librarians and teachers, looking to stay out of the fray, are self-censoring.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
The film was finished in 2019, but the Bolsonaro government withheld funding for its distribution, effectively censoring the movie.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Within the self-censoring limits of the genre, Eisgruber has sensible things to say, maybe too sensible.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
There should also be accountability for government officials that jawboned social media companies like Facebook into censoring Americans’ protected speech.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censoring
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Apple computers have come with text-editing software since the original Mac was released, in 1984; the current iteration of the program launched in the mid-nineties and has survived relatively unchanged.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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Starting fresh, scientists will be able to illuminate the mysteries of metabolism, development, and perhaps even consciousness in ways that editing genes cannot support.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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According to Simpson, the staff first chose this timeline, rather than cutting service entirely or shortening the season more, due to feedback from residents and members of the city's Senior Commission.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Once opened, air exposure and cross-contamination from utensils can introduce moisture and bacteria, shortening their shelf life.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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Conversations were moved to an auto-deleting platform and evidence was destroyed.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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Paying monthly for storage from iCloud+ or Google gets old fast, and so does going through your camera roll and deleting photos to temporarily make space.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
19 Oct. 2025
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Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Two French law enforcement sources confirmed to ABC News on Thursday that investigators are aware of the video and are reviewing it for clues as part of the investigation.—
Lilia Geho,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
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The indictment also accused the defendants of laundering money from the games through shell companies and third parties.—
Dan Gallo,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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The police had found evidence not only of a network ferrying cocaine from South America to European ports but also of a sophisticated money-laundering organization worth hundreds of millions of euros—an enterprise rivalling the narcotics business in its size.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Censoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censoring. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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