as in censored
to remove objectionable parts from
the newspaper had to expurgate the expletive-laden speech that the criminal made upon being sentenced to life imprisonment
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Images of the enclosure are tightly censored and obscured on digital mapping platforms.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026 -
More than three out of four civics teachers surveyed reported having censored themselves out of fear of pushback or controversy.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Condensed and edited by Rebecca Kilroy.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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This interview was edited for length and clarity.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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“Expurgated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expurgated. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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