1
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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3
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
Florida once again did a good job of suppressing Tampa Bay’s shots on goal, with Sergei Bobrovsky seeing just seven shots in the opening 20 minutes.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Its political order—rigid and authoritarian—routinely suppresses dissent across its imperial borders.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Seroka pointed to the current 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods and the 10% across-the-board tariffs that apply to nearly all nations as suppressing demand from U.S. retailers and manufacturers.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The players argue the defendants have suppressed players’ earnings and other professional opportunities.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Its political order—rigid and authoritarian—routinely suppresses dissent across its imperial borders.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Seroka pointed to the current 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods and the 10% across-the-board tariffs that apply to nearly all nations as suppressing demand from U.S. retailers and manufacturers.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The players argue the defendants have suppressed players’ earnings and other professional opportunities.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppress
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At the time, according to Mark Green, an IRS spokesman, Congress believed deductions for personal interest encouraged people to consume and stifle savings.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The students met regularly and secretly with their professors to study literature, philosophy and theology from the Catholic intellectual tradition, banned by the Nazi regime as part of Hitler’s strategy to first stifle and then strangle the Catholic Church in Germany.—
Peter Nguyen,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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According to Egyptian mythology, Nut swallows the sun god Ra each night and gives birth to him each morning, symbolizing the solar cycle.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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Instead, the officials swallowed their whistles, and Detroit fell 3-1 in the series.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Trump's executive order, which cited Perkins Coie's former representation of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, sought to strip security clearances from the firm's lawyers, virtually halting any dealings with the federal government and restricting its attorneys from accessing most federal buildings.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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At this point, the Supreme Court intervened to halt the deportations.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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The mind games that are typically part of every Miami game were quelled by Vancouver’s fearless play.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Those rumors were quelled a bit when Smith was traded for, but Las Vegas might still be making a play to land the star quarterback prospect.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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She was also charged with concealing an individual to prevent discovery and arrest.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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The alleged smuggler, a Mexican citizen, was arrested on suspicion of hiding the birds in nylon stockings concealed inside his boots.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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China’s quick move to censor the social media accounts of Chinese fighters in Russia is to have been expected, according to Maria Repnikova, the Georgia State University expert.—
Yong Xiong, Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2025
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Further, the potential for politicians to weaponize the takedown system to censor criticism should not be ignored, the EFF warned in another blog.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2025
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The level of violence used to repress street protesters put the focus on Security Minister Patricia Bullrich and her tactics.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The course of the show has been allowing these little bursts to come out, and then repressing and repressing.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Whereas a decline in home values diminishes the equity investors might hold in their properties, which limits their ability to leverage assets for additional investments or refinancing opportunities.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, a more constrained and domestically focused healthcare agenda is likely to diminish trust in federal health agencies, limit access to culturally competent care and produce a loss of global leadership in health innovation.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Suppress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppress. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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