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past tense of suppress
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adjective

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Recent Examples of suppressed
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 shot down or suppressed 112 drones, the air force said. David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025 Until the 1960s, members of this Indigenous minority were discouraged from reindeer herding, and the church and state suppressed their language and culture. Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025 The article had documented how people in Chondwe's community were going without their HIV medication that suppressed the virus and kept them from getting sick. Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025 These traditions have similar roots but evolved differently, shaped by the various ways African beliefs were suppressed across the New World. Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025 The conspiracy flavor enters when enthusiasts argue that establishment science or industry suppressed a cheap, clean power source. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025 Perhaps Florence might have learned to cast aside the envy that seemed to be suppressed only by her outbursts and insults, her ever-increasing appetite, a collection of maladies that seemed to anger and horrify her father even further. Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025 Many of those findings will be contrary to the interests of the blowhards who, at least temporarily, control our nation, and so they may be suppressed for the moment. Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025 Footage of the aftermath was suppressed, and journalists’ accounts were concealed. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppressed
Verb
  • Detroit was stifled all night by the new look Packers defense with Micah Parsons in the fold, unable to generate the big plays that were a staple of the Detroit offense in past years when former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was calling the plays.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Watch The Incredibles films on Disney+ Luca Luca (Jacob Tremblay) and Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer) are sea monsters who feel stifled in the water.
    Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Thanks to Chouinard’s financial backing, the development was halted, the river was protected, and the surf break was preserved.
    David Gelles, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Miami attorney Joseph DeMaria, a federal litigator who once worked in the Justice Department’s organized crime task force in South Florida, said the environmental plaintiffs have a strong argument challenging the appeals court’s ruling that halted the Alligator Alcatraz case.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The excitement following a superb victory at Manchester City was quelled somewhat by a home defeat to Bournemouth, but optimism endures that Frank’s side can clinch a top-five spot.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But that hasn’t quelled interest from surrounding communities to be the franchise’s next home.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Perlstein and Vergato divided the proceeds and concealed their involvement by using personal email accounts, other corporate entities, and fake identities.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The student allegedly admitted to taking the gun on Sunday while his uncle was in the shower and then bringing it onto the bus concealed in his pocket, according to the affidavit.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Comedian Alex Edelman plays Adam, a repressed father of four.
    Judy Berman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Only in this case, the repressed figure at the movie’s center also happens to be the president of Italy.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In nations such as North Korea, Russia, and China, where dissent is silenced and control is absolute, authoritarians can linger for decades.
    John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Pita’s party was particularly popular with Thailand’s youth, who have taken to the streets in recent years clamoring for widespread reform, only to see their movements silenced by prosecutions and their political leaders stymied.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Memories from Louisiana In Plaquemines Parish, seven-year-old Corrine English lost nearly everything when the small fishing town of Buras was swallowed by floodwaters.
    Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The wind howled, rattling metal signs and tugging at our clothes as the dust swallowed everything in sight.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With four weeks of consistent use, our tester’s dark spots were diminished, and her skin looked even-toned and healthy.
    Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Now, with the rise of summaries and instant answers, their impact on driving actual site traffic has diminished.
    Noa Eshed, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Suppressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppressed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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