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
Just like Putin’s, Erdogan’s repression has intensified as his popularity has waned.
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Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Reflecting on the circumstances that led to his detainment, Khalil accused the federal government of Palestinian repression, and the current and former presidents of Columbia of paving the way for the Trump administration.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Speaking at the rally, Brown University student Kai Blades called the deportation part of a broader pattern of political repression.
—Kathy McCormack, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2025
Azerbaijan's abysmal legal system is a central pillar of repression in the country.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Reflecting on the circumstances that led to his detainment, Khalil accused the federal government of Palestinian repression, and the current and former presidents of Columbia of paving the way for the Trump administration.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Speaking at the rally, Brown University student Kai Blades called the deportation part of a broader pattern of political repression.
—Kathy McCormack, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2025
Azerbaijan's abysmal legal system is a central pillar of repression in the country.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
Noun
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The chance that American attacks on Houthis could prompt attacks on Saudi Arabia and a renewal of the kingdom’s brutal war in Yemen was a chief concern of the Biden administration, a prime reason that White House operated with a degree of restraint in its strikes on Houthi targets.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Sullivan, 56, was charged with first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons and first-degree reckless endangerment.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That discipline has helped broaden the National Rally’s appeal, especially in the aftermath of Macron’s defeat in the 2024 European elections.—
Thomas Adamson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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The special section of Art Bulletin—which, as the discipline’s flagship journal, constitutes a semiofficial statement about AI’s importance in the field—devoted the majority of its space to critical commentary about the application of computer vision to works of art.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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The official policy allows for transgenders to compete in the women's category in both the junior and senior level after completing one calendar year of testosterone suppression treatment.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Please use caution when returning to the area as Firefighters remain on scene working on fire suppression.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Those raising awareness of the Arabic Facebook posts feel no such inhibition.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2025
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However, there are widespread inhibitions against the use of fast chargers, as they’re widely believed to reduce the total lifespan of an EV battery – although there is currently little data to support the theory.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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