as in to edit
to remove objectionable parts from
the producers were told that they would have to censor their movie if they wanted a PG rating
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Recent Examples of censor
Listen to this article A meeting to discuss whether a Connecticut library will censor LGBTQ+ content was canceled Thursday evening when too many people attended.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Whether in support of Israel, Palestine, or even Hamas, the First Amendment prevents the government from punishing or censoring them.
—Jeff Zeman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Wynn-Williams filed a whistleblower complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission over this issue, saying that Meta was willing to let China censor content or completely shut down the site during times of social unrest, according to a Washington Post report.
—Ece Yildirim, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2025
Please also know that some vehemently contend that the AI makers are essentially censoring AI and that the public ought to be able to access AI in a fully unfettered fashion, see my coverage at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Whether in support of Israel, Palestine, or even Hamas, the First Amendment prevents the government from punishing or censoring them.
—Jeff Zeman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Wynn-Williams filed a whistleblower complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission over this issue, saying that Meta was willing to let China censor content or completely shut down the site during times of social unrest, according to a Washington Post report.
—Ece Yildirim, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2025
Please also know that some vehemently contend that the AI makers are essentially censoring AI and that the public ought to be able to access AI in a fully unfettered fashion, see my coverage at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censor
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The following interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ward shortened his drop and threw a strike in the small sliver of space just before the hash mark.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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On March 7, a UK judge shortened the sentence of the group’s founder, Roger Hallam, for disrupting a traffic event after an appeal.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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During the stream, which has since been deleted and re-uploaded by fans, Kiss of Life wore oversized chains, snapback hats, cornrows and large hoop earrings.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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It has also been deleted from Reddit by moderators but has shared with Newsweek by the dad who first uploaded it.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Congress and the president must counter the forces that seek to diminish, exploit or bowdlerize our understanding of this terrible and confounding un-American event.—
James Reston Jr.,
Star Tribune,
29 Mar. 2021
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The mobs of students — and their enabling professors and administrators — renaming buildings and bowdlerizing the language are still products of Western civilization.—
Jonah Goldberg,
Alaska Dispatch News,
28 Aug. 2017
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Mr. Jang’s name has been expurgated from all official records in the North.—
CHOE SANG-HUN,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2016
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The movie’s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews.—
J. HOBERMAN,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2016
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Haas, Tyron, and Gutierrez remain in police custody at the Smith County Jail in Tyler, Texas, according to inmate records reviewed by PEOPLE this week.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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If convicted, each faces up to five years for the first three initial charges, while the money laundering conspiracy charge carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years, the Justice Department said.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Paez is also accused of being a recruiter for Alberto David Benguiat Jimenez’s money laundering organization and being involved in laundering money on behalf of the Sinaloa cartel.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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