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 history of the government’s suppression of cultural burning is long and violent.
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
There's no clear evidence of an anti-conservative bias, and both the left and right have alleged suppression of speech online.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
Throughout the human body, toxic chemicals in plastics are causing cancer and immune suppression.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
The alleged menace of universal suffrage having been avoided by the absolute suppression of the negro vote, the spirit of mob murder should have been satisfied and the butchery of negroes should have ceased.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
There's no clear evidence of an anti-conservative bias, and both the left and right have alleged suppression of speech online.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
Throughout the human body, toxic chemicals in plastics are causing cancer and immune suppression.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
The alleged menace of universal suffrage having been avoided by the absolute suppression of the negro vote, the spirit of mob murder should have been satisfied and the butchery of negroes should have ceased.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
Noun
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That's reality for a country that, across Democratic and Republican administrations, has spent taxpayer money without restraint or care about debt.—
Axios,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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This season was about restraint and impact — where luxury was deliberate, innovation measured, and the conversation between past and present more compelling than ever.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Zelensky ordered this punishing act of political repression without due process or court proceedings.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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The regime has intensified its control through evil levels of repression over the past three years.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s style as President offers a case study in the risks of founder-style leadership without operational discipline.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The office also oversees a large data collection project that tracks disparities in resources, course access and discipline for students of different racial and socioeconomic groups.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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And how could anyone resist letting go of pesky inhibitions with Herman’s empowering score filling up Pasadena Playhouse with pure effervescence.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Nov. 2024
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This could be a time to release these inhibitions and accept new journeys rather than being stuck in old patterns.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppression. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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