expurgating

present participle of expurgate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expurgating
censoring
Verb
  • By monitoring and censoring the titles that libraries can carry, book bans ultimately serve to discredit these institutions’ authority and justify defunding them.
    Alex Wermer-Colan, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The film was finished in 2019, but the Bolsonaro government withheld funding for its distribution, effectively censoring the movie.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Expurgating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expurgating. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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