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
In 2019, the state passed a law that censors me from saying certain things to my clients.
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Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censors
Verb
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Fennell’s edits shrink the ensemble, and the remaining characters either lose some complexity or are totally changed from their depictions in the book.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Many of her thoughts, as well as her doodles, are published on her Substack, The Open Journal with Pamela Anderson, which her son Dylan Jagger Lee edits.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This kind of careful pruning is superior to topping, which results in weak and spindly growth and shortens a tree's lifespan.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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The landmark Harvard Six Cities Study, which tracked the health of thousands of Americans from the 1970s through the 1990s, proved unambiguously that air pollution shortens lives.—
Michelle A. Williams,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The president posts, and 12 hours later, deletes an overtly racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The new draft deletes controversial elements of a 2025 version of the standards that the Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down over violations of state open meeting laws.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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An InStyle writer reviews the Nécessaire Rosemary Leave-In Mask, a lightweight serum-like formula that promotes stronger, fuller hair.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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To do that, the agency reviews your current income, assets, necessary living expenses and overall ability to pay.—
Adam Palasciano,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Censors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censors. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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