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 truck manufacturers are able to use that data and connection with other manufacturers to coordinate suppression of production and price increases, the complaint states.
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Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Essayli is seeking damages of more than $40 million for the Eaton Fire and $37 million for the Fairview Fire to cover fire suppression, rehabilitation, and other costs, and said ratepayers should not be responsible.
—CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom also blasted the Trump administration's approach, stating that if crime suppression were truly nonpartisan, cities in Louisiana and Mississippi would be prioritized for support.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
There are situations where roads are beneficial to wildfire suppression efforts.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 29 Aug. 2025
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Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Essayli is seeking damages of more than $40 million for the Eaton Fire and $37 million for the Fairview Fire to cover fire suppression, rehabilitation, and other costs, and said ratepayers should not be responsible.
—CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom also blasted the Trump administration's approach, stating that if crime suppression were truly nonpartisan, cities in Louisiana and Mississippi would be prioritized for support.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
There are situations where roads are beneficial to wildfire suppression efforts.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
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Americans for Prosperity ― Ogles' former employer and that of many of his congressional staff ― is a political special interest group that advocates for limited government, free markets and fiscal restraint.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Enyedi has often made meditative cinema, but here her restraint in some sequences verges on suffocating.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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This will raise concerns about prisoners in Russia facing further torture and repressions without scrutiny.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Centuries of spiritual repression like this is one reason why so little is known about Black mermaids like Mami Wata.—
Time,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Because the threat of discipline exists, that could impact the trade market for Hill.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Suddenly, Rogers was below average at all three core disciplines, and was sent to the Orioles at the trading deadline for prospects Connor Norby and Kyle Stowers.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This also supports the idea that swearing can momentarily activate mental states that reduce inhibition and allow the body and mind to perform at a higher level.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lockwood’s lack of inhibition can lead to trouble.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppression. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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