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
Staying in this regime means the continued fall, the continuation of the repression.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 June 2025
Engage in some financial repression with respect to maintaining some Treasury market volatility.
—Frank Holland, CNBC, 18 June 2025
Imagine Tehran's universities as centers of knowledge, not repression.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
The following testimony, my own, is just one example of the level of repression this couple is inflicting on the entire nation, as well as on citizens from other countries.
—Juan Sebastián Chamarro, National Review, 8 June 2025
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 June 2025
Engage in some financial repression with respect to maintaining some Treasury market volatility.
—Frank Holland, CNBC, 18 June 2025
Imagine Tehran's universities as centers of knowledge, not repression.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
The following testimony, my own, is just one example of the level of repression this couple is inflicting on the entire nation, as well as on citizens from other countries.
—Juan Sebastián Chamarro, National Review, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
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Some voices, such as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, have urged restraint against rushing to defer to Israel’s efforts—putting leading leftists in an odd confluence with folks like Carlson and former Trump counselor Steve Bannon.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 June 2025
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While members called for restraint and diplomacy, divisions remain.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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This kind of discipline builds clarity, momentum and trust.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The prompt-a-thon process reframes prompting as a high-impact diagnostic and design discipline—engineered for fast, actionable insight.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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The chairman said the operation included deception and suppression tactics to ensure the safety of the U.S. aircraft.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
22 June 2025
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On a final note: Though none of the artwork on display is offered for individual sale, there is an agricultural-grade fire suppression system on the land for that all-important peace of mind.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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For how much their environment (interactions with people) impacted them, men showed more inhibition than women.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Its ability to lower inhibitions and amplify emotions can turn minor arguments into serious, sometimes dangerous conflicts.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Mercury News,
29 May 2025
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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