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
Socialist policies and government repression are behind the largest cumulative exodus in Cuban history.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Every time people [protest] something, the answer, the response, was repression.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Criticism of the plan Dissidents have been among those who have protested the plans, saying a mega embassy housing large numbers of officials would further China’s repression of activists abroad.
—Sylvia Hui, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
The Islamic Republic has weathered protests before by mixing repression with tactical concessions.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Every time people [protest] something, the answer, the response, was repression.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Criticism of the plan Dissidents have been among those who have protested the plans, saying a mega embassy housing large numbers of officials would further China’s repression of activists abroad.
—Sylvia Hui, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
The Islamic Republic has weathered protests before by mixing repression with tactical concessions.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
Noun
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Officers exercise restraint despite facing threats and attacks, according to federal officials.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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That restraint could be radical.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Jan. 2026
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For Hochul, the discipline is finding ways to do more with less, the momentum is buying into voter demands for affordability, and the ambition is to get reelected.—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The challenge—and opportunity—for investors is to distinguish not just which strategies are compelling, but which managers have the discipline and edge to execute them.—
Carrie McCabe,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Cambodian workers who power the country’s export economy remain exposed to unsafe working conditions, poverty wages and systematic union suppression.—
Tharo Khun,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
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Because the chemistry is non‑flammable and doesn’t undergo thermal runaway, projects can be sited closer to the load with simpler fire suppression, changing the economics of distribution‑level storage.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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Most of those seeds require some bit of cold weather exposure or other mitigating factor to overcome the inhibition and set the stage for a more sensible spring germination.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Nov. 2025
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The key is to relax, let go of your inhibitions, and just have fun.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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