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
Yet his rise was met with fierce resistance, culminating in a 1923 mail fraud conviction widely regarded as a tool of suppression.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 Jan. 2025
Mendoza said Vistra’s fire suppression system, which had worked in prior situations, wasn’t sufficient, and the fire overtook the system.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Earlier this month, TikTok argued before the Supreme Court that the law represents an unprecedented suppression of free speech.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Its policy for transgender women is based on a testosterone suppression model.
—Katie Whyatt, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 Jan. 2025
Mendoza said Vistra’s fire suppression system, which had worked in prior situations, wasn’t sufficient, and the fire overtook the system.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Earlier this month, TikTok argued before the Supreme Court that the law represents an unprecedented suppression of free speech.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Its policy for transgender women is based on a testosterone suppression model.
—Katie Whyatt, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
Noun
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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
Noun
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Sometimes, repression has the effect of illuminating and making palpable the thing itself.—
Jamie Kalven,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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These are people seeking safety, fleeing a humanitarian crisis and serious political repression.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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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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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppression. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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