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
Hikvision, a Chinese video surveillance company that doesn’t appear on the Pentagon list but has been sanctioned by the Department of Commerce over its involvement in China’s repression of ethnic Uyghurs, also sells its products on Amazon.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 20 Apr. 2025
Tunisia features as well, despite becoming infamous in recent years for violent and widespread political repression, as well as rampant violence against Black African migrants in particular.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
That leaves ‘financial repression’ - forcing US citizens or their agents (pension funds, insurance companies, banks) to hold US Treasuries.
—Kevin Coldiron, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
But mild questioning of the system in art, books, religion and online still draws police repression.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 20 Apr. 2025
Tunisia features as well, despite becoming infamous in recent years for violent and widespread political repression, as well as rampant violence against Black African migrants in particular.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
That leaves ‘financial repression’ - forcing US citizens or their agents (pension funds, insurance companies, banks) to hold US Treasuries.
—Kevin Coldiron, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
But mild questioning of the system in art, books, religion and online still draws police repression.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
Noun
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After George Floyd was killed in 2020, many police departments across the country banned or restricted the knee-on-neck restraint.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
27 May 2025
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Rickson stages both plays with elegant restraint, arranging just a few bits of furniture in front of a bare brick wall.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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Such defensive discipline and intelligent street-smarts have meant that Inzaghi’s side have trailed for just 16 minutes across the whole Champions League campaign — just one per cent of their total time on the pitch.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Currently, the Academy is composed of 19 branches, each representing a specific discipline within the industry, with the newest Production and Technology Branch created in 2023, and the split of the animation feature and shorts in 2024.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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Centered on the author’s experience with an élite team of firefighters, this analysis of California’s wildfires entwines an account of the state’s 2021 fire season with an appraisal of its record of fire suppression.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The media frenzy matter was tossed out four days in by the judge due to evidence suppression by the prosecution and local cops.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
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Its inhibition was leveled at the thing, not the name.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Just in time for the full moon in Libra on April 12, Luna will illuminate your 12th house of secrets, inhibitions and unconscious patterns, urging you to let go of patterns that no longer serve you.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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