as in censored
to remove objectionable parts from
a bowdlerized version of "Gulliver's Travels" that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children
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Officials censored, revised, and rewrote theater repertoire to remove any idealization of the pre-revolutionary past and add content that glorified Soviet rule.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
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Epstein is posing with Pashcow, a third man, and a woman whose face is censored.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Several previous stages of the race held before Sunday had been shortened or changed because of similar protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.—
Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Thanks for all the fantastic questions, some of which have been edited or shortened for clarity.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Bowdlerized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowdlerized. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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