Synonyms of laundering

laundering

verb

present participle of launder

as in censoring

to remove objectionable parts from

had to launder the quarterback's off-the-cuff's remarks before they could be quoted in the newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• censoring
• shortening
• editing
• deleting
• reviewing
• purging
• expurgating
• cleansing
• cleaning (up)
• bowdlerizing
• cutting (out)
• purifying
• red-penciling
• examining
• suppressing
• expunging
• gutting
• abbreviating
• screening
• repressing
• excising
• scrutinizing
• silencing
• blue-penciling
• condemning
• denouncing
• bleeping
• blipping
• censuring
• blacking out
• x-ing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• authorizing
• approving
• sanctioning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of laundering

Sheetrit, from Israel and the United Arab Emirates, is also accused of laundering funds, the press release said. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026

The other two suspects, 54-year-old Sharon Hazan of Israel and 42-year-old Guy Sheetrit of Israel and the United Arab Emirates, mainly focused on laundering the funds. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026

Bolsonaro, who is under investigation as part of a money-laundering probe, initially rejected Sunday’s result amid a row over voting hours being extended at the last minute by a supreme court judge who was previously Lula’s lawyer. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 31 Oct. 2026

It's known for staging fake videos with actors and laundering their claims through influencer accounts with large followings. — Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Her subsequent money-laundering conviction provided the basis for challenging the truthfulness of those earlier statements. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

For starters, the 46-year-old billionaire was confined to house arrest on his 300-acre Oxfordshire estate in England, fighting off a Swiss extradition request tied to an international money-laundering probe. — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Just this week, Bloomberg reported that two manufacturers formerly on FDA's Green List had been laundering product from other sources, had been contaminated with black mold and bugs, and had been destroying records. — Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

More than $1 billion of the unreported activity involved national security and other high-priority risks, including Chinese money-laundering networks and activity tied to the southwest border, Treasury said in a press release. — Lee Ying Shan,sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026