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
Rostropovich exuded, in the Kennedy Center aura, the expression of an overwhelmingly triumphant celebration of the end of the Soviet repression.
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Marcos’s power peaked when repression, elite accommodation, and international support converged.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Foro Penal has warned that the law could enable impunity for officials who ordered or carried out state repression.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Advertisement The power of resistance Resistance follows repression.
—Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Marcos’s power peaked when repression, elite accommodation, and international support converged.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Foro Penal has warned that the law could enable impunity for officials who ordered or carried out state repression.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Advertisement The power of resistance Resistance follows repression.
—Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
Noun
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Maryland’s budget process is designed to promote transparency and fiscal restraint.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
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The verdict signals that prolonged prone restraint during mental health crises is dangerous, potentially changing how juvenile detention centers handle distressed teens.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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As the discipline grew in popularity, Warren’s students began to take home trophies from tournaments across the country and internationally.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Winter Olympics are in full swing in Italy, and athletes from 93 countries are competing in 16 disciplines across eight sports.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Officials outlined a Preferential Trade Zone with price floors intended to stabilize markets battered by oversupply and price suppression.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Quinton Byfield, center, C+ Byfield’s totals extrapolate to 16 goals and 44 points, with noticeable suppression of his underlying numbers.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Lepley studies how muscles of the upper leg shut down after a knee injury — a process called muscle inhibition.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the brain scans of other extreme athletes and adrenaline junkies, Amen said there’s often lower baseline activity in the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in fear inhibition, impulse control and risk evaluation.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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