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censorship

noun

Definition of censorshipnext
as in suppression

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Recent Examples of censorship The exhibition was put together by Feminist Image Group artists with their interpretation of the realities of censorship. — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 As censorship laws eased, Donleavy authorized unexpurgated editions. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026 The digital rights group Software Freedom Law Centre told NPR of unprecedented social media censorship by the government on platforms like Meta and X, mainly blocking of posts critical of Modi and his government. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 The show takes its name from a political victory, but it is also set against a contemporary moment marked by violence, censorship, defunding, and attacks on freedom of expression. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for censorship
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suppression
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  • And while suppression and the idea of living with fire appear to oppose each other, the same detection and real-time decision tools that let crews hit a fire hard and fast are exactly the tools needed to allow a fire to burn under safe conditions.
    — Matt Thompson, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Babcock has a strong history of sending goal-suppression lines over the boards.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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