as in censoring
to remove objectionable parts from
had to launder the quarterback's off-the-cuff's remarks before they could be quoted in the newspaper
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Recent Examples of laundering
In all, Jubair faces US charges of computer fraud conspiracy, computer fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracy.
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025
The couple and their two young children are forced to flee Chicago to a summer resort community in the Ozarks after a money-laundering scheme goes wrong.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Cosenza, 67, the third defendant in the foreign corruption indictment, pleaded guilty in August to a money-laundering charge.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
The fallout from Singapore's money-laundering scandal and high-profile crypto failures like Three Arrows Capital and FTX triggered an aggressive compliance push in 2024, according to Iris Xu, founder of corporate services firm Jenga, whose clients are wealthy mainland Chinese in Singapore.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Patel would face a maximum of 20 years behind bars and more than $500,000 in fines, or twice the value of the property involved, if convicted of the money laundering conspiracy.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This triggered a witch hunt within the UIF money-laundering watchdog, led by Paul Starc, who was promoted by Caputo.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Bowyer would plead guilty to running a book, laundering money, and filing a false tax return, cooperating with their investigation so long as his associates — Greenberg, Boyajian, the network of nearly 50 agents who brought him players — were granted immunity.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
When his harebrained money-laundering scheme loses millions of the cartel’s cash, Hanson is caught in a web of dangerous debt, absurd criminal mishap and a huge FBI takedown.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025
The couple and their two young children are forced to flee Chicago to a summer resort community in the Ozarks after a money-laundering scheme goes wrong.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Cosenza, 67, the third defendant in the foreign corruption indictment, pleaded guilty in August to a money-laundering charge.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
The fallout from Singapore's money-laundering scandal and high-profile crypto failures like Three Arrows Capital and FTX triggered an aggressive compliance push in 2024, according to Iris Xu, founder of corporate services firm Jenga, whose clients are wealthy mainland Chinese in Singapore.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Patel would face a maximum of 20 years behind bars and more than $500,000 in fines, or twice the value of the property involved, if convicted of the money laundering conspiracy.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This triggered a witch hunt within the UIF money-laundering watchdog, led by Paul Starc, who was promoted by Caputo.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Bowyer would plead guilty to running a book, laundering money, and filing a false tax return, cooperating with their investigation so long as his associates — Greenberg, Boyajian, the network of nearly 50 agents who brought him players — were granted immunity.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
When his harebrained money-laundering scheme loses millions of the cartel’s cash, Hanson is caught in a web of dangerous debt, absurd criminal mishap and a huge FBI takedown.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laundering
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Political leaders might consider pushing social media companies to increase content moderation — a practice which declined in the wake of backlash over platforms censoring conservative stories and views during the pandemic and 2020 election.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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The report found of the 329 Ohio State students who responded, 43% reported self-censoring on campus.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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These quick highlights also align with ever-shortening attention spans.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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After noticing that more people were commuting by bicycle, designers tweaked the brand’s windproof jacket, shortening its length and tightening the sleeves to prevent air from blowing up a rider’s arms.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Excitement radiated from Isla Torres-Harrington while editing and piecing together short clips in her fifth grade class.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Another new feature is an AI-powered editing tool.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Laundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laundering. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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