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Recent Examples of repressive
Eritrea remains highly repressive, say rights groups, and was sanctioned over its role in Ethiopia’s Tigray war between 2020 to 2022.
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Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
ARTnews sat down with Natalia Kaliada and Daniella Kaliada to discuss the upcoming exhibition, the difference between official and unofficial representation at the Biennale, and how the context of the Theatre’s work has changed, as more countries’ governments turn authoritarian and repressive.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The case became a catalyst for mass protests against the repressive policies of Assad's security forces.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
The case became a catalyst for mass protests against the repressive policies of Assad’s security forces.
—Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Nonetheless, Russia’s repressive apparatus of state now appears to be shifting into high gear.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Cuba has been in crisis ever since the Castro dynasty seized power and turned the country into one of the most unproductive and repressive places on earth.
—Carlos Eire, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
Vision 2030, as a whole, has let some air into the repressive Saudi state.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
The Miami Film Festival hosted several documentaries about Cuba, including Revolution’s Daughter which focuses on one of Fidel Castro’s 11 children — Alina Fernández Revuelta – who fled Cuba in 1993 after rejecting her father’s repressive rule.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
ARTnews sat down with Natalia Kaliada and Daniella Kaliada to discuss the upcoming exhibition, the difference between official and unofficial representation at the Biennale, and how the context of the Theatre’s work has changed, as more countries’ governments turn authoritarian and repressive.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The case became a catalyst for mass protests against the repressive policies of Assad's security forces.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
The case became a catalyst for mass protests against the repressive policies of Assad’s security forces.
—Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Nonetheless, Russia’s repressive apparatus of state now appears to be shifting into high gear.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Cuba has been in crisis ever since the Castro dynasty seized power and turned the country into one of the most unproductive and repressive places on earth.
—Carlos Eire, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
Vision 2030, as a whole, has let some air into the repressive Saudi state.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
The Miami Film Festival hosted several documentaries about Cuba, including Revolution’s Daughter which focuses on one of Fidel Castro’s 11 children — Alina Fernández Revuelta – who fled Cuba in 1993 after rejecting her father’s repressive rule.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repressive
Adjective
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Wearing a navy blue suit with an American flag pinned on the lapel, a low-energy Weinstein appeared unemotional as White delivered her opening remarks.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Meursault’s callousness toward the world — his calm and unemotional demeanor at his mother’s death, his seeming inability to show grief or regret or passion or even anger in just about any circumstance — becomes the focal point of his trial and of the novel itself.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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From a Heat trade perspective, Randle, unimpressive in the playoffs, wouldn’t be appealing.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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Similarly unimpressive, if not technically incorrect, is Sieger’s dish.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
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“Repressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repressive. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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