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Recent Examples of censorship
But in the current climate of censorship and funding threats, museums have largely pulled back from the political front lines.
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Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026
One video complaint to Putin about corruption and censorship attracted tens of millions of viewers, briefly turning its creator, the lifestyle blogger Viktoria Bonya, who lives in Monaco, into an unlikely face of opposition to the Kremlin.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
This has to do perhaps with their political situation, restraints in creativity, censorship and lack of funding that force them to think out of the box.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 4 June 2026
Private citizens imploring a studio to forgo releasing a film could not be censors, because definitionally only the government is capable of censorship.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
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Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026
One video complaint to Putin about corruption and censorship attracted tens of millions of viewers, briefly turning its creator, the lifestyle blogger Viktoria Bonya, who lives in Monaco, into an unlikely face of opposition to the Kremlin.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
This has to do perhaps with their political situation, restraints in creativity, censorship and lack of funding that force them to think out of the box.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 4 June 2026
Private citizens imploring a studio to forgo releasing a film could not be censors, because definitionally only the government is capable of censorship.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censorship
suppression
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That said, a December 2025 endocrine adaptations review flagged that fasts longer than 24 hours carry greater risk, including cortisol elevation and suppression of follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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But critics maintain that the use of cattle for fire suppression is unproven, and could remove forage that wildlife require both in drought and severe winters.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
10 June 2026
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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