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as in silencing
to keep from being publicly known
the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident
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as in stifling
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
he managed to suppress a scream at the sight of the dead mouse suppressed her anger
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as in halting
to hold back the normal growth of
pruning helps suppress buds at the ends of developed branches and encourages new growth elsewhere
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as in quelling
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
nothing could suppress the rising tide of protest against the dictator's latest injustices
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as in concealing
to keep secret or shut off from view
the defense attorney is openly accusing the prosecutor of attempting to suppress vital evidence
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Recent Examples of suppressing
In this way, Bon upends conventional thought to ask what if concrete infrastructure supports nature rather than suppressing it?
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
This legislation would ensure defendants can quickly end meritless, speech-suppressing lawsuits in federal court and recover their legal costs.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
And suppressing this noise somehow gives these people that extra pleasure.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
The Biden administration has condemned the Maduro regime for carrying out a campaign of suppression, arbitrarily arresting democratic opposition supporters en masse, violently suppressing protests and denying individuals the right to assemble peacefully.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
Fire crews acted swiftly, using flame-suppressing foam to douse the fire and spraying adjacent tanks with water to prevent further eruptions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
The state should consider lowering the number of students needed in a group for the state to report data, as opposed to suppressing it for privacy purposes.
—Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
Tens of millions of people in the United States have an autoimmune disease; current treatments, including immune-suppressing drugs, can offer stability, but not everyone is helped.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
The material achieves this by reacting strongly with the battery electrodes and suppressing processes that generate hydrogen.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
This legislation would ensure defendants can quickly end meritless, speech-suppressing lawsuits in federal court and recover their legal costs.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
And suppressing this noise somehow gives these people that extra pleasure.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
The Biden administration has condemned the Maduro regime for carrying out a campaign of suppression, arbitrarily arresting democratic opposition supporters en masse, violently suppressing protests and denying individuals the right to assemble peacefully.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
Fire crews acted swiftly, using flame-suppressing foam to douse the fire and spraying adjacent tanks with water to prevent further eruptions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
The state should consider lowering the number of students needed in a group for the state to report data, as opposed to suppressing it for privacy purposes.
—Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
Tens of millions of people in the United States have an autoimmune disease; current treatments, including immune-suppressing drugs, can offer stability, but not everyone is helped.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
The material achieves this by reacting strongly with the battery electrodes and suppressing processes that generate hydrogen.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppressing
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At the same time, maintaining strong security without stifling innovation is always a pressing concern for both organizations and governments.Rizwan Jan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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But those constraints can be stifling, often forcing advertisers to stick to predictable storytelling beats that have worked in the past, resulting in ads that can feel generic.Anne Marie Nelson-Bogle, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Over-blanching cooks the vegetable, while under-blanching stimulates enzyme activity instead of halting it.Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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The judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the deal, which the companies can appeal.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Bird flu symptoms in humans include typical flu-like symptoms such as eye redness, sore throat, runny nose, cough, diarrhea, vomiting, body aches, fatigue, trouble swallowing or fever.Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The longest ever captured in Florida measured 19 feet, and biologists have documented a 16-foot snake swallowing a 77-pound deer.Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
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Climate change exacerbates the threats with rising temperatures disrupting migration patterns and diminishing the availability of milkweed, the monarch caterpillar's essential food source.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Some experts are wary that a new administration that is less focused on renewable energy could thwart some of solar’s growth by diminishing the IRA tax credits or imposing tariffs that could increase the cost of building solar panels.Sarah Sax, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Your top performers have figured out a secret that's hiding in plain sight.B.D. Dalton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Sanctuary follows Hunter, an eccentric American billionaire hiding in New Zealand.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Guadagnino was unfazed, suggesting that censoring things only makes people want to see them more.Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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The admittance was a win for House Republicans, many of whom have accused major tech companies of censoring conservative viewpoints.Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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Instead, try blocking the first 60-90 minutes of your day as focus time.Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Earlier today, a federal judge sided with the FTC in blocking the merger of grocery giants Kroger and Safeway.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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Amid the downpour that turned Interlagos into a battleground, painting the track in a chaotic gloss with puddles in the braking zones and spray obscuring vision, the two Frenchmen surprised the paddock and perhaps themselves.Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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And would that be a way of obscuring your past from yourself?Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Suppressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppressing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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