1
as in to suppress
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
quickly repressed the rebellion in the provincial city and restored order
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2
as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
you can't repress your feelings forever, so tell her how you feel about her
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Recent Examples of repress
This one, about a college sorority with a curious ritual, sounds pulpy on the surface but is taking aim at nothing short of the modern movement to repress women.
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Drew Broussard
july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
In response to rising unrest, many governments attempt to repress disgruntled groups or appease them through social programs.
—Mark L. Haas, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
For the first time, researchers have identified a protein that represses the activity of energy-burning brown fat.
—New Atlas, 16 June 2025
In the early years of the republic, a tradition of repressing dissent arose alongside dissent itself.
—Time, 2 July 2025
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Drew Broussard
july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
In response to rising unrest, many governments attempt to repress disgruntled groups or appease them through social programs.
—Mark L. Haas, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
For the first time, researchers have identified a protein that represses the activity of energy-burning brown fat.
—New Atlas, 16 June 2025
In the early years of the republic, a tradition of repressing dissent arose alongside dissent itself.
—Time, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repress
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The air force said Russia launched 270 drones and 10 missiles into Ukraine, of which 30 drones and six missiles were intercepted or suppressed.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
19 Aug. 2025
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The warming can leap back without something to suppress it.—
Chris Mooney,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
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Squashing or heavily stifling innovation in mental health is not the way we should be headed. Thoughtful and guarded adoption of AI is warranted and saluted.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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This has been the summer of (financial) discontent; a subject so evident and stifling that Emery had no choice but to refer to it in his programme notes.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Parents quelled first-day jitters and snapped photos to mark the start of the school year as thousands of Capistrano Unified School District students filled classrooms again after summer break.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
20 Aug. 2025
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Aikman, however, believed Switzer should have done more to quell it.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Although swallowing a small amount of meconium is safe, breathing it in can cause serious respiratory issues.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Joy isn’t coming, though, Miranda tells her, because her dog swallowed something.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
14 Aug. 2025
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Chatter in a crowded room, the grind of metal on train tracks and the boisterous wall of sound backstage at a gig were also effectively subdued but not completely obliterated.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Aug. 2025
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As with every Premier League ground, the effects of the stadiums going all-seater and ticket price rises in the 1990s subdued the atmosphere, but safe standing is now a thing and stadiums are better for it.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Repress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repress. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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