as in to censor
to remove objectionable parts from
had to launder the quarterback's off-the-cuff's remarks before they could be quoted in the newspaper
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Recent Examples of launder
Europol knocked out the ring, which allegedly laundered €460 million ($540 million), in Spain.
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 1 July 2025
The suspects are accused of scheming to steam virtual currency from two companies, with a value of over $900,000 at the time of the thefts, and to launder the proceeds.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Casada was found guilty on 17 of 19 charges, including conspiracy to commit theft, bribery and kickback, honest services wire fraud, use of a fictitious name to carry out fraud, money laundering conspiracy and money laundering.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 23 July 2025
Before washing, check the tag’s instructions to ensure they’re properly laundered.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 17 July 2025
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 1 July 2025
The suspects are accused of scheming to steam virtual currency from two companies, with a value of over $900,000 at the time of the thefts, and to launder the proceeds.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Casada was found guilty on 17 of 19 charges, including conspiracy to commit theft, bribery and kickback, honest services wire fraud, use of a fictitious name to carry out fraud, money laundering conspiracy and money laundering.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 23 July 2025
Before washing, check the tag’s instructions to ensure they’re properly laundered.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for launder
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The implications of this policy include that Google search, now enabled by AI, might censor references to these topics.—
Mohammad Hosseini,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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But censoring the language does not erase the people most affected.—
Timothy Holtz,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 July 2025
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This formula/habit/trend does not typically occur across the pond, so shortening 'Edgware Road' to 'Edgware,' does pose an issue.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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The committee members wrote the evaluation should focus on reducing development and production costs, shortening the schedule, and maintaining the SLS rocket's lift capability.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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“Launder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launder. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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