as in restraint
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
learned that suppression of her angry feelings didn't necessarily make them go away
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Recent Examples of suppression
Forest Closure — No Changes The Sierra National Forest updated the Forest Closure in response to the full suppression effort on the Garnet Fire.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Further research is needed What are the likely causes of this upwelling suppression?
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Looking forward, wiser practices include low-intensity prescribed fire, urgently needed after decades of overzealous suppression – often by none other than Cal Fire.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Early research suggests potential in treating acne vulgaris, seborrheic dermatitis, and tumor suppression.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Further research is needed What are the likely causes of this upwelling suppression?
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Looking forward, wiser practices include low-intensity prescribed fire, urgently needed after decades of overzealous suppression – often by none other than Cal Fire.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Early research suggests potential in treating acne vulgaris, seborrheic dermatitis, and tumor suppression.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suppression
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
Noun
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Far from abusing its discretion, the district court has exercised care and restraint in managing discovery, affording 'careful consideration' to the government's assertion of privilege.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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The most conspicuously comedic turns, like Sul’s or Yamamoto’s, wouldn’t work half as well if not complemented by judicious restraint from others.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
20 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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That sequencing discipline — contracts and notaries first, token sale last — is what turns digital claims into enforceable assets.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Dividend growers also tend to be leaders in their subsectors, having demonstrated capital discipline in terms of reinvesting in their business and generating stockholder payouts, said Matt Quinlan, portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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This also supports the idea that swearing can momentarily activate mental states that reduce inhibition and allow the body and mind to perform at a higher level.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lockwood’s lack of inhibition can lead to trouble.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppression. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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