as in edited
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 censored
Bri censored out in the video what the flavor was, not wanting to further spoil the surprise.
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Of course, obscene content has been censored, and services that clearly broke intellectual property laws, like Napster, WikiLeaks, and The Pirate Bay were shuttered, but, for the average person, the internet remained broadly open in the United States.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The order banned all political activity and censored the news media, and troops were deployed to the legislature in Seoul, the South Korean capital.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The martial law order banned all political activity and censored the news media.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
First, the censors don’t have more wisdom than the censored.
—William Cooper, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Naturally, the image of her flashing is censored on her Instagram post.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Music that was censored on the radio was playing all the time on their record player.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Wicked was removed from local cinema listings in Kuwait the day before it was set to premiere in the region, sparking speculation from local media and online that the movie is being censored there due to its LGBTQ+ cast or themes.
—James Factora, Them, 4 Dec. 2024
Victoria Edel, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Of course, obscene content has been censored, and services that clearly broke intellectual property laws, like Napster, WikiLeaks, and The Pirate Bay were shuttered, but, for the average person, the internet remained broadly open in the United States.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The order banned all political activity and censored the news media, and troops were deployed to the legislature in Seoul, the South Korean capital.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The martial law order banned all political activity and censored the news media.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
First, the censors don’t have more wisdom than the censored.
—William Cooper, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Naturally, the image of her flashing is censored on her Instagram post.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Music that was censored on the radio was playing all the time on their record player.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Wicked was removed from local cinema listings in Kuwait the day before it was set to premiere in the region, sparking speculation from local media and online that the movie is being censored there due to its LGBTQ+ cast or themes.
—James Factora, Them, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censored
Verb
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Letters are edited for clarity and length.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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His answers have been lightly edited for clarity and length.—
Gabby Herzig,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Instead of being sent on a trip to Disney World, the householders are involved during the renovation process, which has been shortened from one week to four days.—
Maxwell Millington,
Axios,
2 Jan. 2025
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At the same point in the 2020-21 season, which was also shortened by the pandemic, the Kings were 13-20.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Jan. 2025
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After the incident, Cowling, Larsen and Cooper lied to law enforcement investigating the incident, deleted evidence on social media and told other fraternity members to delete evidence and not talk to anyone about what happened, according to prosecutors.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Have a great day and now u have been deleted.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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