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as in to stifle
to keep from being publicly known
the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident
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2
as in to swallow
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 to halt
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 to quell
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 to conceal
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 suppress
However, digital rights and free speech advocates have warned that the law may inadvertently suppress lawful content, including legal pornography, LGBT material, and criticism of the government.
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Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Nevertheless, in early 2025, then-Pope Francis went even further, taking the very rare step of suppressing the society entirely.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Many news outlets have been pressured into suppressing news damaging to the government’s reputation.
—Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The defense filed a motion to suppress that evidence, but Hippler ruled in January that the DNA and records from Kohberger’s cell phone and online accounts could be presented at the trial.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Nevertheless, in early 2025, then-Pope Francis went even further, taking the very rare step of suppressing the society entirely.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Many news outlets have been pressured into suppressing news damaging to the government’s reputation.
—Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The defense filed a motion to suppress that evidence, but Hippler ruled in January that the DNA and records from Kohberger’s cell phone and online accounts could be presented at the trial.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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The intent, the critics have said, is in fact to stifle findings about the noxious content that is increasingly polluting social media and political discourse.—
Steven Lee Myers,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Ventura described Combs’ psychological and physical abuse as ultimately demolishing her sense of self, stifling her career, and leading her to contemplate suicide.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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The esophagus helps move swallowed food from the back of the throat to the stomach to be digested.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Endeavor would go on to swallow William Morris, turning CAA vs. WME into the rep business’s version of Coke vs. Pepsi.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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After Trump halted the refugee program, freezing funding for processing and resettlement aid, a group of refugees and resettlement agencies filed a federal lawsuit challenging shutdown.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Voice of America, which was founded in 1942, halted operations on March 15, a day after Mr. Trump signed an executive order seeking to gut the U.S. Agency for Global Media.—
Minho Kim,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Several protesters were injured, some of them critically, by Flash-balls fired by riot police, or by cops sent out to quell demonstrations that were growing increasingly unwieldy.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2025
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It’s also infused with aloe and calendula extracts, which are soothing to skin and help quell redness.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
15 May 2025
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Then, a sliding mechanism was discreetly integrated to allow for a television and soundbar to be concealed behind the panels.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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But that average conceals more-vulnerable pockets in the state: in two counties, one-quarter of children didn’t have their shots, and in eight schools, less than half did.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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The administration also took away the money Dr Hall needed to continue his UPF research, censored his media access, and incorrectly edited his response to a NY Times inquiry.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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An On the Contrary segment about censoring the Ethan interview.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Abscisic acid kick-starts a cascade of biochemical reactions that repress cell division and growth, while gibberellin has the opposite effect.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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They can be removed, added and relocated to activate certain genes and repress others.—
Viviane Callier,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Give credit without diminishing your own contributions.—
Marvin Krislov,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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But missing those goals doesn’t diminish the importance of potentially revising the target, for which the Paris Agreement includes a review mechanism, Stokes said.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
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“Suppress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppress. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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