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The First Amendment protects not just public speech and expression against government retaliation but also the public's ability to access information without government censorship.
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Popular anger spilled into the streets of the Nepali capital after the government moved last week to block social media platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube, in a move that was widely criticized by rights groups as a tool for censorship.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Her sultry photo shoot for the movie The Outlaw—lying on a stack of hay, holding a gun, blouse straps at her shoulders, revealing just enough—led to a censorship battle.
—Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
Sherald quickly decried it as censorship.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Popular anger spilled into the streets of the Nepali capital after the government moved last week to block social media platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube, in a move that was widely criticized by rights groups as a tool for censorship.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Her sultry photo shoot for the movie The Outlaw—lying on a stack of hay, holding a gun, blouse straps at her shoulders, revealing just enough—led to a censorship battle.
—Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
Sherald quickly decried it as censorship.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censorship
suppression
Noun
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The fire suppression efforts involve 10 engines, six water tenders, four dozers and two hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Hold platforms and major labels accountable for suppression tactics that disadvantage independent musicians.—
Jared Brenner,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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