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
Back then, Comedy Central responded by heavily censoring the episodes — bleeping all mentions of Muhammad’s name and removing key dialogue — and later pulled them from streaming platforms and reruns entirely.
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
In the video above, the show's audio can be heard cutting out, censoring whatever Goldberg said next.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The conventionally cheery tone is almost a hostile presence, drowning out and censoring Lee’s real thoughts.
—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
Within the self-censoring limits of the genre, Eisgruber has sensible things to say, maybe too sensible.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
In the video above, the show's audio can be heard cutting out, censoring whatever Goldberg said next.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The conventionally cheery tone is almost a hostile presence, drowning out and censoring Lee’s real thoughts.
—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
Within the self-censoring limits of the genre, Eisgruber has sensible things to say, maybe too sensible.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censoring
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Typing becomes editing, not thinking.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The group has backed leading AI model developers such as OpenAI, as well as application-level startups like OpusClip, a generative-AI video-editing platform, and Tempus AI, which applies machine learning to precision medicine.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 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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What Happens Next Despite deleting the videos on her TikTok, Grubbs continues to share updates on her Snapchat.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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In February 2025, umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by MLB for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league’s investigation.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to documents obtained by the Star-Telegram, Denton County sheriff’s investigators spent months reviewing police records, jail records, hospital records and surveillance video before determining the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office had no fault.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Court officials have placed pressure on judges to move through their dockets faster, including by reviewing asylum cases without hearings.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lula himself served nearly two years in prison from 2018 to 2019 for his role in the all-encompassing car wash money laundering scandal, known as Operação Lava Jato.—
Ron Kampeas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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In March 2013, Italian real estate developer Antonio Velardo was charged in two separate real estate money-laundering probes connected to organized crime in Italy.—
Karen Wang,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Censoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censoring. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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