as in restraint
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
psychologists talking about the repression of anger and how it affects one's health
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Recent Examples of repression
The scale of Syria’s bloodshed, and of the regime’s repression, is unique among modern conflicts.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Even though the film is set in the period of the 40’s and 50’s and is about a celebrated Hungarian architect coming to America for a new life and new opportunities after repression in his own country, Brody is proud that the Brady Corbet film has relevance for what is happening now.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Previous reports from the United Nations had warned that those actions were systematically implemented by Maduro’s repression apparatus.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Though Mother Mary is her first memoir, Roy is also the author of nonfiction books including The Algebra of Infinite Justice, a collection of political essays, and Walking with the Comrades, about government repression in India.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Even though the film is set in the period of the 40’s and 50’s and is about a celebrated Hungarian architect coming to America for a new life and new opportunities after repression in his own country, Brody is proud that the Brady Corbet film has relevance for what is happening now.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Previous reports from the United Nations had warned that those actions were systematically implemented by Maduro’s repression apparatus.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Though Mother Mary is her first memoir, Roy is also the author of nonfiction books including The Algebra of Infinite Justice, a collection of political essays, and Walking with the Comrades, about government repression in India.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
Noun
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It was struck down by the courts, which said such rules were an unfair restraint on the ability of athletes to capitalize on their NIL rights.—
Seth Emerson,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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But when taken together, the quotes suggest a belief there are few practical or legal restraints on a president.—
Axios,
Axios,
19 Feb. 2025
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Her 37 wins in other disciplines would tie with Austrian great Marlies Schild not much further down the list.—
Zack Pierce,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Of her 100 wins, 63 have come from slalom events, while 37 have stemmed from non-slalom disciplines.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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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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That blaze ripped through the facility when its internal fire suppression system failed, authorities said.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 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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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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