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Recent Examples of repressive
And, even if Díaz-Canel again invited Cubans abroad to invest in the country and promised a new legal framework to protect investments, Cuba’s repressive laws curtailing citizen rights, including property rights, are still in place.
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Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Many of the people who returned home in 2025 did so to countries such as Syria, still recovering from more than a decade of war, and Afghanistan, with its humanitarian emergency and repressive Taliban rule.
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Kelsey Norman,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
But now the city’s hard-line authorities are making the law even more repressive for anyone caught in its net.
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Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
12 June 2026
Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis’ political satire about a repressive government that charges citizens for the right to relieve themselves was an unlikely Broadway hit in 2001 and has since become a staple at small theaters and college theaters.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
The war has left Iranians under the boot of a regime that is bolder, more hard-line, and more repressive than before.
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Holly Dagres,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
In his stead, the United States propped up the venal and repressive shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who proved to be a pliable ally readily serving its oil and armament interests.
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Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
In literature, ghosts often represent the agency of the past, imposing itself on a repressive present.
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
The Political Security Branch in al-Maysat, located in the heart of Damascus, was another powerful symbol of the repressive power of the security services.
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Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Many of the people who returned home in 2025 did so to countries such as Syria, still recovering from more than a decade of war, and Afghanistan, with its humanitarian emergency and repressive Taliban rule.
—
Kelsey Norman,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
But now the city’s hard-line authorities are making the law even more repressive for anyone caught in its net.
—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
12 June 2026
Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis’ political satire about a repressive government that charges citizens for the right to relieve themselves was an unlikely Broadway hit in 2001 and has since become a staple at small theaters and college theaters.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
The war has left Iranians under the boot of a regime that is bolder, more hard-line, and more repressive than before.
—
Holly Dagres,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
In his stead, the United States propped up the venal and repressive shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who proved to be a pliable ally readily serving its oil and armament interests.
—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
In literature, ghosts often represent the agency of the past, imposing itself on a repressive present.
—
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
The Political Security Branch in al-Maysat, located in the heart of Damascus, was another powerful symbol of the repressive power of the security services.
—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repressive
Adjective
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Instead, in much of popular culture, men often get messages encouraging them to be stoic and unemotional.
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Without wishing to give away the ending of a real-life case finally resolved in 2008, the information disclosed is anger-inducing and the unresponsive, unemotional demeanor of the perpetrator truly chilling.
Adjective
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Both teams had unimpressive outings in their respective first games last week.
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And with several other top teams, like Brazil and Spain, for example, looking generally unimpressive in their first matches, it's given rise to hopes that the USMNT may make a deeper run in the tournament than originally believed.
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“Repressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repressive. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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