as in restraint
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
psychologists talking about the repression of anger and how it affects one's health
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Recent Examples of repression
The 58-year-old politician and activist is the undisputed leader of the opposition to Nicolás Maduro – a man widely seen as a dictator who has taken Venezuela down the path of repression, human rights violations and increasing poverty since becoming president in 2013.
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David Smilde, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
So he was presented as someone who was writing about censorship, repression, tyranny and restrictions on freedom of speech and freedom of thought.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Regimes in Cuba and Nicaragua continue with decades of political repression unchallenged.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
That edge—between repression and revelation—infuses every frame of the series.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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David Smilde, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
So he was presented as someone who was writing about censorship, repression, tyranny and restrictions on freedom of speech and freedom of thought.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Regimes in Cuba and Nicaragua continue with decades of political repression unchallenged.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
That edge—between repression and revelation—infuses every frame of the series.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
Noun
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Through her restraint, Roberts provokes in us some semblance of empathy for her character – in a movie where everyone else is basically monstrous.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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As part of the plea agreement, criminal restraint and battery charges were dismissed.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The network also told the WGAE that the email responses are not the basis for discipline, discharge or layoffs.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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What started as the follow-up to D’Angelo’s 1995 platinum debut, Brown Sugar (written and recorded entirely by D’Angelo in his mother’s house in Richmond, Virginia), became five years of study at Soul University, complete with classes, pranks, gossip and equal amounts of discipline and laziness.—
Touré,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Since crews connected the bridge deck in summer 2024, workers have been installing electrical, drainage and fire suppression systems, along with fencing and barriers for the multi-use path.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Why Mulch Matters in Winter My back appreciates the weed suppression mulch provides during the spring and summer.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On-demand male contraception via acute inhibition of soluble adenylyl cyclase.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Maintaining the correct proportion of excitation to inhibition is critical for keeping the brain healthy and harmonious.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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