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as in covered (up)
to keep from being publicly known
the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident
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2
as in stifled
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
he managed to suppress a scream at the sight of the dead mouse suppressed her anger
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as in halted
to hold back the normal growth of
pruning helps suppress buds at the ends of developed branches and encourages new growth elsewhere
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as in quelled
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
nothing could suppress the rising tide of protest against the dictator's latest injustices
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as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
the defense attorney is openly accusing the prosecutor of attempting to suppress vital evidence
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as in repressed
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Recent Examples of suppressed
Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Amazon still faces another lawsuit brought by the FTC in 2023, which alleged that the company is an exploitative monopoly and illegally suppressed competition among online marketplaces.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986 came after warnings from engineers were repeatedly suppressed and ignored.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
These preparatory movements then become habits that are carried out in a weaker form even when the action is suppressed.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The upconversion process also suppressed noise, which made the setup effective even under very dim light.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s still structured around caste, with deep inequalities, suppressed women’s rights, minority oppression and countless ethnic divisions.
—Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Loomer alleges the companies unlawfully suppressed conservative political speech, but lower courts tossed the lawsuit.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Mangione’s lawyers have argued that the writings and other evidence seized at the time of his arrest should be suppressed, contending that authorities conducted a warrantless search of their client’s belongings.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Too long submerged in suppressed grief, Zilpha now came up from its depth like any swimmer stroking toward light and sweet air.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Defenders downed or suppressed 439 drones and 39 missiles, the air force said, with eight other missiles failing to reach their targets.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Amazon still faces another lawsuit brought by the FTC in 2023, which alleged that the company is an exploitative monopoly and illegally suppressed competition among online marketplaces.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986 came after warnings from engineers were repeatedly suppressed and ignored.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
These preparatory movements then become habits that are carried out in a weaker form even when the action is suppressed.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The upconversion process also suppressed noise, which made the setup effective even under very dim light.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s still structured around caste, with deep inequalities, suppressed women’s rights, minority oppression and countless ethnic divisions.
—Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Loomer alleges the companies unlawfully suppressed conservative political speech, but lower courts tossed the lawsuit.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Mangione’s lawyers have argued that the writings and other evidence seized at the time of his arrest should be suppressed, contending that authorities conducted a warrantless search of their client’s belongings.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppressed
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Young stifled the 2021 Finals MVP throughout.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The real innovation being stifled today is the innovation that’ll never bloom, suffocated by vertical integration and acquisitions disguised as partnerships.—
Asad Ramzanali,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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After injuries halted his short stint in the minor leagues, Minaya worked on the Texas Rangers scouting team in 1985, before working his way up to becoming the assistant general manager of the New York Mets during the late 1990s.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Beer and beverage giant Asahi – which makes Asahi Super Dry Beer, Nikka Whisky and owns foreign brands like Peroni, Pilsner Urquell and Grolsch – said the attack last week halted order placement and shipping operations and forced it to shut down production at most of its 30 factories nationwide.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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For decades, DeLodder said, hospitals have quelled the establishment of freestanding birthing centers by arguing against their necessity.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Offered a chance to explain any reluctance to stay in the NBA, the Lithuanian center once again quelled the topic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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And, fittingly for a couple who met on Carpool Karaoke, there’s a serious karaoke setup concealed behind custom cabinetry in the living room.—
Catherine Hong,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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Although her shoes were concealed due to the floor-length design of her dress, Lopez also went for a fun yet classic pair of shoes, opting for the Jimmy Choo Max sandals, with a towering heel measuring 150mm.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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And/or repressed Texan bisexuals who own a lot of guns and really bad wigs! Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor This one, too, is for the lesbians among us only!—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
29 Sep. 2025
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Though beloved by many straight men for the wrong reasons, the central character in American Psycho — a movie directed by a woman, written by a woman, and based on a novel written by a gay man — has always been paradigmatic of repressed same-sex desire.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But our industry — and artists around the world — have a long history of refusing to be silenced, even in the darkest times.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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But our industry—and artists around the world—have a long history of refusing to be silenced, even in the darkest times.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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William had moreover swallowed an early, heady dose of Anglophilia.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Passing gas, also known as flatulence, is a natural part of digestion that happens when swallowed air or gases produced by gut bacteria move through your intestines and out of your body.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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That risk includes the fact that the role required a dramatic physical transformation—involving facial prosthetics to better resemble Kerr, which could’ve diminished his usual appeal.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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In some cases, immunity from prior vaccination may have diminished over time, leaving them more susceptible if vaccine coverage falls and infections spread more widely.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Suppressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppressed. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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