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
Attempts at policing enjoyment led to the suppression of longtime carnival customs.
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
Used for lactation suppression, nutrition, a cute hat or coleslaw.
—Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Institutional appetite for crypto is growing despite recent price suppression.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Use the cardboard method as your baseline weed suppression across garden beds, then spot-treat any weeds that push through with the vinegar spray.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
Used for lactation suppression, nutrition, a cute hat or coleslaw.
—Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Institutional appetite for crypto is growing despite recent price suppression.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Use the cardboard method as your baseline weed suppression across garden beds, then spot-treat any weeds that push through with the vinegar spray.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for suppression
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
Noun
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Hegseth came out of his own service, in Iraq and Afghanistan, with the seeming conviction that what had stood in the way of a fuller victory in those wars had been the restraints supposedly placed on how soldiers could kill.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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In a culture that rewards fast takes, that kind of restraint is rare.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One effect of this austerity and repression is to focus attention on Albee’s language, with its slippery banalities and barbs.—
Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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The state responded with the repression of protesters, followed by a consolidation of the security apparatus – particularly the expanding influence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps around the supreme leader.—
Roxane Razavi,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These early routines introduced him to the discipline and rhythms of business.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Oftentimes, it is seen as some sort of precious art form, maybe something in the realm of ballet that requires real discipline.—
Emma Forgione,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Each spring, otherwise reasonable home cooks lose all inhibitions at the first sight of ramps at the farmers market.—
Kelly Vaughan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Metallica plays on the stereo while Garcia and Huerta operate like two rock stars with no inhibitions in the kitchen.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppression. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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