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
Attempts at policing enjoyment led to the suppression of longtime carnival customs.
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
Used for lactation suppression, nutrition, a cute hat or coleslaw.
—Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Institutional appetite for crypto is growing despite recent price suppression.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Use the cardboard method as your baseline weed suppression across garden beds, then spot-treat any weeds that push through with the vinegar spray.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
Used for lactation suppression, nutrition, a cute hat or coleslaw.
—Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Institutional appetite for crypto is growing despite recent price suppression.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Use the cardboard method as your baseline weed suppression across garden beds, then spot-treat any weeds that push through with the vinegar spray.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
Noun
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Hegseth came out of his own service, in Iraq and Afghanistan, with the seeming conviction that what had stood in the way of a fuller victory in those wars had been the restraints supposedly placed on how soldiers could kill.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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In a culture that rewards fast takes, that kind of restraint is rare.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One effect of this austerity and repression is to focus attention on Albee’s language, with its slippery banalities and barbs.—
Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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The state responded with the repression of protesters, followed by a consolidation of the security apparatus – particularly the expanding influence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps around the supreme leader.—
Roxane Razavi,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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And so, far from clearing up confusion, the provisions have sparked criticism from numerous TV writers and producers, including Academy members, who think the guidelines leave far too much room for AI to have a meaningful role on writing, acting and other creative disciplines in Emmy nominees.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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Alvaro Arbeloa’s Madrid can be front-footed and organised, pressing high with discipline and intent.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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 8 Apr. 2026.
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