as in censored
to remove objectionable parts from
the newspaper had to expurgate the expletive-laden speech that the criminal made upon being sentenced to life imprisonment
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An episode of The Good Fight about censorship in China was even censored in China.—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025 -
Those people have pretended to be censored and had a really hard time, like their speech is being taken away, but they’re being paid millions of dollars by the richest people in the world to protect the status quo.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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It was edited by Courtney Dorning.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Expurgated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expurgated. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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