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
The First Amendment protects the ability to speak freely and retrieve information without government suppression.
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Congressional Democrats and voting-rights groups say the bill introduces voter suppression.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 19 Mar. 2026
Fire suppression air craft and the Nebraska Army National Guard helicopter were also deployed to suppress the fires.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The problem is that after a century of aggressive fire suppression on the part of the government agencies that mange America’s public domain, these landscapes are now primed for high-intensity fires against which the trees have no defense.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Congressional Democrats and voting-rights groups say the bill introduces voter suppression.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 19 Mar. 2026
Fire suppression air craft and the Nebraska Army National Guard helicopter were also deployed to suppress the fires.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The problem is that after a century of aggressive fire suppression on the part of the government agencies that mange America’s public domain, these landscapes are now primed for high-intensity fires against which the trees have no defense.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
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The city isn’t well-positioned to raise the money to address this fact in a sensible way, given limits on its taxing authority and current budgetary restraints.—
Kevin Cole,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The prosecutor argued that Officer Noonan showed restraint that day, only shooting when Fitzsimmons performed the tap-rack and pointed the gun.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Haghighi has taken a stand against censorship and repression not only in his movies but also by personal example.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The breach comes not long after the Justice Department earlier this month seized four domains connected to the Handala group, as part of an ongoing effort to disrupt hacking and transnational repression schemes conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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These early routines introduced him to the discipline and rhythms of business.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Oftentimes, it is seen as some sort of precious art form, maybe something in the realm of ballet that requires real discipline.—
Emma Forgione,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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Each spring, otherwise reasonable home cooks lose all inhibitions at the first sight of ramps at the farmers market.—
Kelly Vaughan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 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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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppression. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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