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Recent Examples of self-censorship
This type of self-censorship is common on Indian streaming platforms who hope to preemptively avoid potential backlash or government scrutiny.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
But historically, self-censorship and science denial don’t lead to good places.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Fear and self-censorship on campus Across the university, administrators and professors say there is now a pervasive environment of fear and self-censorship.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Editors engage in self-censorship, softening headlines and opting not to run stories critical of the government.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
But historically, self-censorship and science denial don’t lead to good places.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Fear and self-censorship on campus Across the university, administrators and professors say there is now a pervasive environment of fear and self-censorship.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Editors engage in self-censorship, softening headlines and opting not to run stories critical of the government.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-censorship
Noun
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Your willpower is at its maximum, so use this time to tackle tasks that require a lot of self-discipline.—
Luciana Paulise,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The game is a minefield, every step more precarious than the last — self-discipline, self-confidence and self-delusion in all directions.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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This victory is an unexpected and powerful blow to the machinery of repression in the Islamic Republic.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
25 May 2025
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Both movements emerged from similar circumstances and serve as reactions to censorship, repression, and the ideological constraints of the Islamic Republic.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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The pattern has left Iranians wary that any sign of instability is met with brutal suppression.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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The fire suppression efforts involved four engines and two hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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Enforce these boundaries with tools like iOS Screen Time or Android's Digital Wellbeing—no willpower is required there.—
Alex Backus,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Keep Going Continue until your routine no longer requires willpower.—
Kazuyoshi Hisano,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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None brought the populist vitality that had sustained the party for decades to their public policy, nor a genuine feeling of representation in self-government.—
Alexander Heffner,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
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In her view, the reason to innovate and make new things is not for the good of humanity writ large but specifically to help defend and protect America as both a nation and an experiment in self-government which is under threat from a hostile world.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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Edwards showed a mastery of clutch time that had eluded him in the regular season.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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That’s why data fluency for leaders is more essential than technical mastery.—
Jani Hirvonen,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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But the biblical term for self-denial – inui – has another meaning.—
Rabbi Avi Weiss,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Oct. 2024
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The Ford Focus Electric, with its appealing, Euro-hatchback lines, lacks the frumpy feel of self-denial often associated with electric cars.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Mar. 2012
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For transformation and emotional healing A stone of transformation and deep emotional healing, malachite brings forth qualities that can support Capricorn’s quest for self-mastery.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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These being an in-depth understanding of ADHD, self-acceptance, acceptance of disability, self-compassion, and skills and compensatory strategies that support self-mastery.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Self-censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-censorship. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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