expurgates

verb

present tense third-person singular of expurgate
as in censors
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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  1. censors
  2. shortens
Verb
  • 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
Definition of censors
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  • That arrangement shortens the distance that signals need to travel between processing components.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Uneven tire wear that shortens tire life and affects handling.
    — Michael Kurko, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of shortens
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“Expurgates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expurgates. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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