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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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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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Recent Examples of suppressed
Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
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
David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Congress was sidelined, independent media was suppressed, and opponents were detained, all under a veneer of legal authority.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
This culturally specific, millennial-minded narrative is not a coming-of-age story, but one where the protagonists, already of age, undergo a rediscovery of parts of themselves that were forcefully suppressed.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
At home, the Guard’s Basij volunteer arm brutally suppressed recent nationwide protests, establishing itself as the theocracy’s primary tool for squashing dissent.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
This led organically to feelings of love for one’s Black nannies and friendship with the children of your Black live-in maids, but this warmth had to be suppressed.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Republicans for years have claimed that social media giants have suppressed conservative views, suspicious of the Democratic leanings of some of the Silicon Valley tech titans and the workforce.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
That perception gap has suppressed demand for unrenovated units, but in 2026, the discount may be too large to ignore.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Efforts to control sea lamprey, a lethal parasite of many fish species, have successfully suppressed populations by 90% compared with before these efforts began.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Letting muscles weaken suppressed genes involved in mitochondrial function and energy production in particular, including genes that are essential for muscle endurance and recovery.
—Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
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
Verb
Ukraine's air force said Russia launched two missiles and 183 drones into the country overnight, of which 156 drones were shot down or suppressed.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Congress was sidelined, independent media was suppressed, and opponents were detained, all under a veneer of legal authority.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
This culturally specific, millennial-minded narrative is not a coming-of-age story, but one where the protagonists, already of age, undergo a rediscovery of parts of themselves that were forcefully suppressed.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
At home, the Guard’s Basij volunteer arm brutally suppressed recent nationwide protests, establishing itself as the theocracy’s primary tool for squashing dissent.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
This led organically to feelings of love for one’s Black nannies and friendship with the children of your Black live-in maids, but this warmth had to be suppressed.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Republicans for years have claimed that social media giants have suppressed conservative views, suspicious of the Democratic leanings of some of the Silicon Valley tech titans and the workforce.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
That perception gap has suppressed demand for unrenovated units, but in 2026, the discount may be too large to ignore.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Efforts to control sea lamprey, a lethal parasite of many fish species, have successfully suppressed populations by 90% compared with before these efforts began.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppressed
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Walters and her lawyers had argued that repressed memories delayed the filing.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
27 Jan. 2026
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The more involved Jana becomes, the more she is forced to confront her past and her repressed memories.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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Without these oversight measures, the public’s ability to give its input was stifled, the lawsuit alleges.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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Arsenal have recently looked stifled in a way that the creative department of a title-challenging team, high on its own output, should not.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The game was briefly halted early in the second quarter when the officials gave a warning to Sargeant and Crespi coach Derek Fisher to stay in their coaching boxes.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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SpaceX has halted launches of its Falcon 9 rockets after an issue from a mission flown from California on Monday.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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If Quebec’s French-Canadian separatist movement and various referenda were ultimately quelled by Canada recognizing that culturally and linguistically unique province as a nation within Canada, then Alberta is headed for a similar result, at best.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Haitian immigrants in limbo A federal court ruling to maintain the temporary legal status of Haitian immigrants has not quelled fears for thousands of people in the community.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Economic growth fueled by foreign borrowing created an illusion of stability that concealed deepening structural decay.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Women who brought the lawsuits said the university ignored their complaints and deliberately concealed abuse that happened for decades during examinations at the UCLA student health center, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center or in Heaps’ campus office.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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When monitoring wanes and enforcement fades, workers pay the price first in wages and safety, then in silenced voices and must choose between an empty stomach and their rights.—
Tharo Khun,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
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By the end of his first, chaotic term, Trump’s messages on Twitter became so out of bounds that the social media platform censored him.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Everyone else is effectively censored and forced to rely on the country’s national internet, where the regime can track users and block unapproved websites.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The story follows a scuba diver in search of his deceased father’s remains who gets swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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With tech earnings season kicking into high gear next week, Wall Street will start to get a clearer picture of where particular companies stand in adopting AI or getting swallowed by it.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Suppressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppressed. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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