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 project is the one of the first instances in which the city of Los Angeles is using goat grazing on its public lands for fire suppression.
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Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
The Moreno Valley Mall closed roughly two weeks ago after inspectors found a lengthy list of fire code violations, mainly focusing on failure to provide documentation that the fire suppression system has been inspected, tested and maintained.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
And then, in the spring of 2009, No One Knows About Persian Cats, a documentary about Tehran’s suppression-fighting underground rock scene.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Quite a few data brokers maintain suppression lists.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
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Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
The Moreno Valley Mall closed roughly two weeks ago after inspectors found a lengthy list of fire code violations, mainly focusing on failure to provide documentation that the fire suppression system has been inspected, tested and maintained.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
And then, in the spring of 2009, No One Knows About Persian Cats, a documentary about Tehran’s suppression-fighting underground rock scene.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Quite a few data brokers maintain suppression lists.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for suppression
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
Noun
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Because college football players can’t unionize and bargain rules, anti-tampering and other prohibitions aren’t exempt from antitrust scrutiny and can be challenged as unreasonable restraints on trade and price-fixing schemes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Heller notes that restraint matters too—excessive throw pillows can make a primary bedroom feel fussy.—
Jacorey Moon,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
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How to change things The level of political repression in this state has reached unprecedented levels.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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January's wave of protests in Iran was sparked by economic discontent and eventually widened to encompass more generalized fury over the regime's system of repression.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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Profar also intended to ask the MLBPA to file a grievance to appeal any discipline earlier this month.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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The deal offers Tesla owners 50% off every mile driven using Full Self-Driving technology and does not sacrifice underwriting discipline.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
17 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 19 Mar. 2026.
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