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Recent Examples of self-censorship
This has created a culture of self-censorship in publishing, one in which even progressive authors are being silenced by public outcry on the left.
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Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
The resulting self-censorship may mean that available data in some regional languages might not represent authentic local culture.
—Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 15 July 2025
It must be upheld without censorship, self-censorship and free from discrimination.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 July 2025
Now, that same misguided concept is infiltrating city and state governments, threatening to create a similar climate of fear and self-censorship among the general public.
—Tj Martinell, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2025
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Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
The resulting self-censorship may mean that available data in some regional languages might not represent authentic local culture.
—Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 15 July 2025
It must be upheld without censorship, self-censorship and free from discrimination.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 July 2025
Now, that same misguided concept is infiltrating city and state governments, threatening to create a similar climate of fear and self-censorship among the general public.
—Tj Martinell, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-censorship
Noun
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So that is of course fantastic, the self-discipline and the self-motivation.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Such opportunities inspire self-discipline, strengthen presentation skills, boost reputation and empower influence.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The distraction does not eliminate the need for state repression.—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Russia’s culture ministry, alongside law enforcement agencies, is strictly enforcing these guidelines, merging its own cultural institutions into the country’s already mighty propaganda and repression machines.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the years following the murder of George Floyd, despite the pledges and proclamations supposedly supporting racial equity and justice, many creators reported censorship and suppression online.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Any foreign order demanding the removal or suppression of such speech faces major constitutional hurdles.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The crux of this issue seems to be a growing gap between what is increasingly possible with new science and declining political willpower and belief in science.—
AJ Hess,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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That change, according to psychologist Sula Windgassen, may have less to do with willpower and more to do with how the brain manages stress amid different temperatures.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The federal government’s deployment of military personnel to this country’s cities, all apart from being the Founders’ worst nightmare, threatens a death knell to popular self-government.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Outrage fades, the unthinkable becomes routine, and the guardrails that protect self-government quietly disappear.—
Aron Solomon
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Chef Nicolas Davouze, a finalist in the prestigious Bocuse d’Or, infuses every dish with mastery and heartfelt care.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Smith’s mastery of tailoring and provocation was on full display.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Saint Anthony was an Egyptian monk whose relics were brought to France during the Crusades in the Middle Ages, after inspiring many people to take up seclusion and self-denial.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Crace transports readers two thousand years into the past to a stark Biblical landscape full of visceral encounters, violence, self-denial, and possible miracles.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Throughout the crisis, her burgeoning friendship with the hostage’s wife, challenges Barb’s usual sense of propriety and self-containment.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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Cregger maintains the film’s self-containment.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Self-censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-censorship. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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