as in restraint
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
psychologists talking about the repression of anger and how it affects one's health
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Recent Examples of repression
Helping Syria break its cycle of violence and repression will require understanding how members of HTS and other rebels perceive the conflict and what motivates them.
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Nafees Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
Nicaragua was already one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere before its government took a turn toward authoritarianism and repression, further sinking the economy.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
There is not mutual defense commitment but fairly robust clauses on military cooperation, intelligence sharing, domestic repression, information security/cyber, and sanctions evasion.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
For Evie, the attraction is tied to childhood repression.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Nafees Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
Nicaragua was already one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere before its government took a turn toward authoritarianism and repression, further sinking the economy.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
There is not mutual defense commitment but fairly robust clauses on military cooperation, intelligence sharing, domestic repression, information security/cyber, and sanctions evasion.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
For Evie, the attraction is tied to childhood repression.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
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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
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Mitrofanov and Efimova had just won the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas, in the pairs discipline.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Intel showed some cost discipline and improved cash flow in its quarterly results.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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This is how climate change contributed to the California wildfires That increase in fire suppression needs has taken away from the Forest Service's other responsibilities, such as restoration, recreation, conservation and law enforcement, Safford said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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As a result, testimony from unnamed witnesses on a variety of suppression arguments was shielded from the public eye.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Jan. 2025
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This could be a time to release these inhibitions and accept new journeys rather than being stuck in old patterns.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Lammy shed his inhibitions—and found a national platform, in the media—while his future in the Party clouded over.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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