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
Yet his rise was met with fierce resistance, culminating in a 1923 mail fraud conviction widely regarded as a tool of suppression.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 Jan. 2025
Mendoza said Vistra’s fire suppression system, which had worked in prior situations, wasn’t sufficient, and the fire overtook the system.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Earlier this month, TikTok argued before the Supreme Court that the law represents an unprecedented suppression of free speech.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Its policy for transgender women is based on a testosterone suppression model.
—Katie Whyatt, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 Jan. 2025
Mendoza said Vistra’s fire suppression system, which had worked in prior situations, wasn’t sufficient, and the fire overtook the system.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Earlier this month, TikTok argued before the Supreme Court that the law represents an unprecedented suppression of free speech.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Its policy for transgender women is based on a testosterone suppression model.
—Katie Whyatt, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for suppression
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
Noun
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The Department of Education has said in its restraint and seclusion resource document there is no evidence restraint and seclusion reduce problem behaviors.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2025
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The tether, or rope, is a restraint tool, according to the report.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For Evie, the attraction is tied to childhood repression.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Presiding over the Maldives from 1978 to 2008, Gayoom set the tone for the current levels of political repression.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Jan. 2025
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Saturn, on the other hand, brings the energy of discipline, structure and accountability to the mystical realm of Pisces.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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His biggest flaws, like gap discipline, can be coached up.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Two of them were responsible for overexpression in the cellular differentiation process, while one was responsible for inhibition.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
26 Dec. 2024
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Carbonic anhydrase inhibition ameliorates tau toxicity via enhanced tau secretion.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppression. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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