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
But in practice, the liberal rhetoric that underpinned the order set off processes that eventually led to the suppression of contestation.
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
The fire suppression efforts involve 15 engines, eight water tenders, one helicopter, two dozers and six hand crews.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
Our founders showed us how to fight tyranny and suppression of speech.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
In the past, joy was often about external achievement or emotional suppression.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
The fire suppression efforts involve 15 engines, eight water tenders, one helicopter, two dozers and six hand crews.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
Our founders showed us how to fight tyranny and suppression of speech.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
In the past, joy was often about external achievement or emotional suppression.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
Noun
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Advertisement My biggest takeaway from this formula and its ubiquity is that users can develop healthier social media feeds, but doing so takes restraint and intentionality.—
Noah Giansiracusa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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While candidates largely avoided major mishaps, the tech was used with little guidance or restraint.—
Makena Kelly,
Wired News,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While past presidents, including Barack Obama, maintained a cautious distance from Lukashenko—whose 31-year rule has been marked by repression and international isolation—Trump has opted for warmer ties.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The regime turns the former leper hospital into a place of death, where the prisoners are subjected to repression in a place of astounding beauty.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
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Strong Financials: Fortinet has a track record of consistent revenue growth, expanding margins, and producing healthy free cash flow, demonstrating its operational and financial discipline.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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As the entertainment industry’s publication of record, Variety seeks to highlight creatives who are making waves across a spectrum of disciplines.—
Variety Staff,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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That May Stave Off Disease Alzheimer's: Scientists Discover What Sparks Disease Arthritis Treatment Reduces Painful Flare-Ups, Slows Disease Illustration representing inhibition of protein complex 'mTORC1' by rapamycin leading to immunosuppression for a tumor.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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The most recognizable symptoms are a loss of social inhibition, inappropriate behavior, and lack of self-care.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppression. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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