as in restraint
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
learned that suppression of her angry feelings didn't necessarily make them go away
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Recent Examples of suppression
Quite a few data brokers maintain suppression lists.
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Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
Leadership targeting, missile suppression, and infrastructure strikes are occurring in parallel rather than sequentially.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Crockett, who represents Dallas in Congress, said Tuesday evening that the restrictions on voting in Williamson and her home county amount to voter suppression.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Opponents say that the measure is thinly disguised voter suppression.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
Leadership targeting, missile suppression, and infrastructure strikes are occurring in parallel rather than sequentially.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Crockett, who represents Dallas in Congress, said Tuesday evening that the restrictions on voting in Williamson and her home county amount to voter suppression.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Opponents say that the measure is thinly disguised voter suppression.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
Noun
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In February 2004, Castaneda Negrete was convicted of first-degree burglary and unlawful restraint, officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2026
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That restraint could have been used as a moment of national unity and reform.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Since the republic’s founding in 1979, Iran’s Kurds have faced persistent repression.—
John Calabrese,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2026
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Women in Iran have suffered under monstrous repression since 1979.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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There was the loss of many of the discipline engineers who were necessary to assess the labor requirements for the mission.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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The board’s responsibilities include looking into the academy’s morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, financial affairs, academic methods and other matters.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Metallica plays on the stereo while Garcia and Huerta operate like two rock stars with no inhibitions in the kitchen.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The blow keeps you awake and the alcohol lowers your inhibitions.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppression. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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