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censors

verb

present tense third-person singular of censor
as in edits
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 censors Shame on any educational institution that censors speech condemning it. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026 In 2019, the state passed a law that censors me from saying certain things to my clients. — Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censors
  1. edits
  2. shortens
  3. deletes
  4. launders
  5. reviews
Verb
  • In Contempt establishes Olivia’s challenging working relationship with veteran news director Greg Dalman, who edits a London daily newspaper prone to pushing the boundaries of what can be published.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • If an author uses AI to generate material and then substantially selects, arranges, rewrites, edits or transforms that material, those human contributions may qualify for protection.
    — Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of edits
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  • Running them through the washer too frequently breaks down elastic and shortens their usable life.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That arrangement shortens the distance that signals need to travel between processing components.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of shortens
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  • Conversation data may remain in cloud storage until a user deletes it and may also inform Memories stored in the cloud.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That court filing said that TikTok has hundreds of personnel trained in underage moderation and as a result deletes tens of thousands of underage accounts.
    — David Shepardson, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of deletes
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  • Bryde launders her sink skirt without any other items in the washing machine, sans softener.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Ultimately, each generation of the Horsemen bands together to take down Rosamund Pike’s Veronika Vanderberg, who launders money for arms dealers through her South African diamond company.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Nov. 2025
Definition of launders
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  • When a screening process requests anything sensitive, such as age or caregiving status, say plainly who reviews it and why.
    — Houman Akhavan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The teen is being held at the Carver County Juvenile Detention Center while the Carver County Attorney's Office reviews the case.
    — Cole Premo, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of reviews

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“Censors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censors. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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