as in to edit
to remove objectionable parts from
the producers were told that they would have to censor their movie if they wanted a PG rating
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Recent Examples of censor
The moves were hailed by conservatives, who have long accused the nation’s biggest tech companies of censoring right-wing voices disproportionately in violation of First Amendment rights of free speech.
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
During the interview, Lopez dropped an expletive that the show censored on the air while the star gave a passionate explanation about self-funding the project.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Gorsuch then asked about whether ByteDance has responded to China's demands to censor content outside of China.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
But the government has claimed in court filings that the app has acceded to Beijing’s demands to censor content outside China.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
During the interview, Lopez dropped an expletive that the show censored on the air while the star gave a passionate explanation about self-funding the project.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Gorsuch then asked about whether ByteDance has responded to China's demands to censor content outside of China.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
But the government has claimed in court filings that the app has acceded to Beijing’s demands to censor content outside China.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censor
Verb
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Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.—
Helen L. Murphey / Made by History,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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The importance of love, and just seeing each other as human beings and how love can kind of shorten the gap of any divide between people.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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After a lost 2023-24 season shortened by injury, the 6-foot-5 guard is back to being a terrific, efficient scorer and playmaker.—
Sam Vecenie,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The video quickly drew negative comments, leading her to delete it shortly after posting.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Enterprise Lite subscribers have their data protected by suspicious login detection, probable ransomware detection, and content lifecycle management (a process that secures info from its creation until it's archived or deleted).—
Daniel Brame,
PCMAG,
27 Jan. 2025
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Congress and the president must counter the forces that seek to diminish, exploit or bowdlerize our understanding of this terrible and confounding un-American event.—
James Reston Jr.,
Star Tribune,
29 Mar. 2021
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The mobs of students — and their enabling professors and administrators — renaming buildings and bowdlerizing the language are still products of Western civilization.—
Jonah Goldberg,
Alaska Dispatch News,
28 Aug. 2017
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Mr. Jang’s name has been expurgated from all official records in the North.—
CHOE SANG-HUN,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2016
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The movie’s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews.—
J. HOBERMAN,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2016
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s order says the interior secretary will review federal wind leasing and permitting practices.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Regulations set forth by agencies like FinCEN, SEC, FINRA and the OCC serve as the foundation to promote financial transparency and deter and detect those who misuse the U.S. Financial System to launder criminal proceeds or finance terrorist acts.—
Indranil Debnath,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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What to Know Former cricket star Khan and his wife were convicted of accepting land from real estate tycoon Malik Riaz in exchange for laundering $240 million.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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