as in restraint
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
learned that suppression of her angry feelings didn't necessarily make them go away
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Recent Examples of suppression
In this brazen act of political suppression, the Turkish government has taken a momentous step toward full-fledged autocracy.
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Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Here, of course, there was no suppression of their protest, no political obstacle to public discussion, and yet there was a stream of denials, deflections, confusions, and outright falsehoods issuing from the Trump Administration.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
What is clear, however, is that his detention has become a rallying cry against the broader abuses of the immigration detention system, which critics argue has been transformed into a tool for political suppression.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
What voter suppression tactics are being used here?
—Richard Boykin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Here, of course, there was no suppression of their protest, no political obstacle to public discussion, and yet there was a stream of denials, deflections, confusions, and outright falsehoods issuing from the Trump Administration.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
What is clear, however, is that his detention has become a rallying cry against the broader abuses of the immigration detention system, which critics argue has been transformed into a tool for political suppression.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
What voter suppression tactics are being used here?
—Richard Boykin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
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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
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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
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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
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Yet, despite the Jayhawks’ inarguable strengths, there were times throughout the current season when Self’s men looked lackluster, tossing on-court discipline and good form to the wind.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The inappropriate language Trooper Proctor used in private text messages read aloud in open court were mistakes that may warrant discipline and corrective action.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
19 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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This piece of information is delivered in a nightclub, a Dionysian space where the whole point is to lose your inhibitions.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppression. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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