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as in silencing
to keep from being publicly known
the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident
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as in stifling
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 halting
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 quelling
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 concealing
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 suppressing
The migrating dust can move from the African desert more than 5,000 miles westward over the Atlantic and is known for suppressing rainfall and conditions that support hurricanes.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
At a status hearing Wednesday, an attorney for defendant Charles Green argued in favor of suppressing some of the evidence in the case.
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Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Increase Your Protein Intake Protein increases satiety hormones while suppressing hunger hormones.
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Lindsey Desoto,
Verywell Health,
19 June 2026
That’s led to fears that the tax, in some ways, is making the affordability crisis worse by suppressing new supply.
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Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
But suppressing undesirable emotions is not only impossible but also not all that helpful.
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Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
16 June 2026
But the country’s key tool for suppressing the pest — a facility that breeds sterile flies to halt reproduction of the parasite — isn’t slated to begin operating until November 2027.
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Ilena Peng,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
Mulch Your Vegetable Garden Hardwood chip mulch does an excellent job at keeping soil moisture in and suppressing weeds, around ornamental and edible crops.
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Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
12 June 2026
The health care provider would then diagnose a player with Parkinson’s and, usually, issue a prescription for levodopa, a medicine that treats Parkinson’s by masking or suppressing symptoms.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
At a status hearing Wednesday, an attorney for defendant Charles Green argued in favor of suppressing some of the evidence in the case.
—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Increase Your Protein Intake Protein increases satiety hormones while suppressing hunger hormones.
—
Lindsey Desoto,
Verywell Health,
19 June 2026
That’s led to fears that the tax, in some ways, is making the affordability crisis worse by suppressing new supply.
—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
But suppressing undesirable emotions is not only impossible but also not all that helpful.
—
Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
16 June 2026
But the country’s key tool for suppressing the pest — a facility that breeds sterile flies to halt reproduction of the parasite — isn’t slated to begin operating until November 2027.
—
Ilena Peng,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
Mulch Your Vegetable Garden Hardwood chip mulch does an excellent job at keeping soil moisture in and suppressing weeds, around ornamental and edible crops.
—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
12 June 2026
The health care provider would then diagnose a player with Parkinson’s and, usually, issue a prescription for levodopa, a medicine that treats Parkinson’s by masking or suppressing symptoms.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppressing
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That protein keeps the seals between your gut cells closed by silencing the genes that would otherwise loosen them.
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Psychologists call the underlying habit self-silencing.
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Candor, without the balance of Humility, Temperance, and Collaboration, risks hardening into rigidity, creating blind spots and stifling relationships.
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There are so many etiquette rules stifling the truth.
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It was also reworded to clarify Apollo is not halting all redemption requests.
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Cut to Johnson attempting an overhead serve with his pickleball partner Candace (Mary Steenburgen) halting him mid leap and correcting his serve to underhand.
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The very system itself - schooling and parenting - now operates on quelling agency.
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The mosquitoes came out in droves at night, just before bed, quelling our ambitions of stargazing or watching for the northern lights.
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An advocacy group trying to investigate DOGE’s influence on the Federal Communications Commission accused the FCC of failing to comply with a public records request and of concealing Chairman Brendan Carr’s use of the Signal messaging service.
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Trees tower over the cemetery, and branches stretch across the fence, concealing the entrance from passersby.
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Professors are censoring themselves in lectures and rewriting syllabuses.
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Residents began self-censoring in private chats and deleting posts out of fear of reprisal.
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Patients may initially experience jaw stiffness, neck pain, back pain or difficulty swallowing.
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An alligator at the Sacramento Zoo is recovering after swallowing – and later regurgitating – a plush toy that fell into its habitat.
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While professionals still seek performance upgrades, consumers increasingly view MacBooks as durable household appliances, diminishing the traditional annual upgrade cycle.
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While Doral, Sweetwater, Tamiami and other areas near the fires did not see evacuations, officials warned air quality was diminishing due to the smoke, which could have caused health issues for some residents.
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“Suppressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppressing. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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