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
Fire suppression repair is intended to restore areas disturbed during firefighting efforts and reduce erosion, said Meghan Scheeline, a forester and fire suppression repair specialist with Cal Fire, in a 2024 video posted on Cal Fire’s YouTube page.
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Wallace thinks that this suppression of the cells’ powerhouses is actually what’s encouraging cancer growth.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Spielberg’s latest foray into alien matters stars Josh O’Connor as a rogue military security expert uncovering intel about the government’s suppression of alien interactions with Earth.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
In addition, studies have shown coffee grounds inhibit seed-germination in certain plants, which can provide limited weed suppression, but also negatively impact some desirable plants, such as geraniums, clovers, and mustards.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Wallace thinks that this suppression of the cells’ powerhouses is actually what’s encouraging cancer growth.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Spielberg’s latest foray into alien matters stars Josh O’Connor as a rogue military security expert uncovering intel about the government’s suppression of alien interactions with Earth.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
In addition, studies have shown coffee grounds inhibit seed-germination in certain plants, which can provide limited weed suppression, but also negatively impact some desirable plants, such as geraniums, clovers, and mustards.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
Noun
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In the case of these earrings, restraint was paramount.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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For disabled students already navigating discrimination, bullying, and in some cases dangerous seclusion and restraint practices with fewer advocacy resources than ever, the question of who will investigate and enforce their rights just got a lot murkier.—
Keely Cat-Wells,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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A lot of it came from internalized homophobia and his own repression.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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The human-rights groups are also tallying Iran’s civilian war dead—about 1,700, according to HRANA, 250 of them children—and tracking a campaign of domestic repression and intimidation that has escalated since the United States and Israel began striking Iran on February 28.—
Laura Secor,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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Technical excellence is paramount, but so is the ability to take risks, learn from your mistakes and work at the edge and intersections of disciplines to transform ideas into knowledge and action.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Marie says each piece of work carries a story about childhood, discipline, survival and the complicated ways love can be expressed.—
Nia Dumas,
NPR,
16 June 2026
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The little people are being menaced by a dark force—a force with power, money, and very few moral inhibitions.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Shrug off inhibitions and break the ice as the moon and Uranus harmonize.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppression. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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