as in self-discipline
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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
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Purpose buffers against screen overuse, strengthens mental health, supports identity formation, and nurtures the self-discipline needed to thrive.—
Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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But the routine that keeps him in the lineup, through heat, long road trips and the daily grind, was shaped by years of trial, error and self-discipline.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2025
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That leaves ‘financial repression’ - forcing US citizens or their agents (pension funds, insurance companies, banks) to hold US Treasuries.—
Kevin Coldiron,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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But mild questioning of the system in art, books, religion and online still draws police repression.—
Damien Cave,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Where Masculinity Is Reimagined, Vulnerability Becomes Relational Intelligence Contemporary research challenges the outdated notion that masculinity requires emotional suppression.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Firefighters continue to assess fire suppression control-line locations and dozers are extending and connecting those lines already developed.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
16 May 2025
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This chakra governs our personal power, identity, beliefs, willpower and ego. Light: Open-minded, confident, playful, intelligent, organized, self-assured.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Content oversight and quality assurance provided by Studio 1847 Obesity is a real medical condition — it’s not just caused by poor willpower or overeating.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 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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Yet Noah never abandoned his plans for Jewish self-government and ultimately advocated national repatriation to areas of Palestine, then under Ottoman control.—
Adam L. Rovner,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2025
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Vocally, van den Heever falls short of the comprehensive mastery shown by Karita Mattila in the Met’s previous production.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Data mastery and airtight security are inseparable components of retail success.—
Nitesh Mirchandani,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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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 24 May. 2025.
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