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
In the two decades that followed, several Quaker, Presbyterian, Catholic and Jewish congregations across America and Canada used their houses of worship as sanctuaries for Central American refugees who were fleeing civil war, government repression and genocide.
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Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
The situation of prisoners and the regime’s systematic use of the death penalty as a political tool of repression must be made a central condition in any negotiations or engagement with the Islamic Republic.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
One effect of this austerity and repression is to focus attention on Albee’s language, with its slippery banalities and barbs.
—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
The next day representatives of various organizations and churches met to discuss police harassment as part of the political repression of the Young Lords.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
The situation of prisoners and the regime’s systematic use of the death penalty as a political tool of repression must be made a central condition in any negotiations or engagement with the Islamic Republic.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
One effect of this austerity and repression is to focus attention on Albee’s language, with its slippery banalities and barbs.
—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
The next day representatives of various organizations and churches met to discuss police harassment as part of the political repression of the Young Lords.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
Noun
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The plaintiffs asked the court Wednesday for either a stay or preliminary injunction that would restore the previous restraints.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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No damage to the technical facility has been reported yet, but UN nuclear officials have called for restraint and warned of a nuclear accident.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The fellows dealt with disciplines ranging from social work, nursing and public health, geography, architecture, performance studies, and art.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Mule discipline, which has been drawing particular attention, involves robotic systems transporting equipment and supplies.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Apr. 2026
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The five courses are available online for free and are prerequisites to obtaining a Firefighter Type II certificate, which is given to entry-level wildland firefighters who are responsible for fire suppression, fuels management and mop-up operations.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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But the ancient Greeks may have had a point with their suppression of technē after all.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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Whereas Phoebe lacks inhibitions, Valerie is plagued by them, and the contrasting sitcom formats of Friends (multi-cam) and The Comeback (mockumentary) call for totally different performance styles.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
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Each spring, otherwise reasonable home cooks lose all inhibitions at the first sight of ramps at the farmers market.—
Kelly Vaughan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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