censored
adjective
cen·sored
ˈsen(t)-sərd 
: suppressed, altered, or deleted as objectionable : subjected to censorship
… the annual announcement of the list of censored stories is a genuine media event …—
William Powers
William Powers… during the nineteenth century intellectuals would meet to read a variety of foreign newspapers, searching for information withheld from the heavily censored press.—Michael Balter
Michael BalterExamples of censored in a Sentence
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The censored bodycam footage did not show this exchange.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
There will also be an exhibit showing what the library’s teen room would look like without censored books.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2024
While the details vary, both laws aimed to address conservative complaints that the social media companies were liberal-leaning and censored users based on their viewpoints, especially on the political right.
—Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2024
The name was a cynical choice, for Ben Ali's Tunisia would come to have zero press freedoms, a censored Internet, monitored phone and e-mail communications, and only token opposition in a toothless parliament.
—Michele Penner Angrist, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2011
Next, Bertinelli moved on to highlight the dangers of internet trolls, which prompted the second censored bit.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
At its best, the gym’s speakers strike the right tenor of censored music that can electrify a team and crowd for a big game.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
During the election campaign, officials prevented his candidates from campaigning and censored news coverage of the party.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
The censored ending in China cut the film to black before the citywide destruction.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
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Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
There will also be an exhibit showing what the library’s teen room would look like without censored books.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2024
While the details vary, both laws aimed to address conservative complaints that the social media companies were liberal-leaning and censored users based on their viewpoints, especially on the political right.
—Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2024
The name was a cynical choice, for Ben Ali's Tunisia would come to have zero press freedoms, a censored Internet, monitored phone and e-mail communications, and only token opposition in a toothless parliament.
—Michele Penner Angrist, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2011
Next, Bertinelli moved on to highlight the dangers of internet trolls, which prompted the second censored bit.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
At its best, the gym’s speakers strike the right tenor of censored music that can electrify a team and crowd for a big game.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
During the election campaign, officials prevented his candidates from campaigning and censored news coverage of the party.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
The censored ending in China cut the film to black before the citywide destruction.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
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“Censored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/censored. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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