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
Others are routinely censored on Chinese social media, such as comments criticizing China’s national defense policy and military strategy, or those spreading false information about the military.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Activists of all stripes have attacked my work, but I'd never been censored until 2023.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Mahmoud believes that the raid on the Educational Bookshop is just another step in Israel's mission to censor Palestinian voices.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
As individual actors retreat to the sidelines or censor themselves, societal opposition weakens.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Activists of all stripes have attacked my work, but I'd never been censored until 2023.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Mahmoud believes that the raid on the Educational Bookshop is just another step in Israel's mission to censor Palestinian voices.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
As individual actors retreat to the sidelines or censor themselves, societal opposition weakens.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censor
Verb
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Feb. 2025
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Captions were provided by the photographers and have been lightly edited for style and clarity.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2025
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The city moved up and shortened the celebration’s two biggest parades, hoping to wrap them up before high winds moved in.—
Jeff Martin and Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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That intermingled production ecosystem represents a whopping $20 billion in trade, and the interest in shortening supply chains that has taken hold in recent years has spurred consistent investment across the region.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2025
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Google has now deleted all these apps from its Play Store, but serious damage has been done.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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In the clip, which has now been deleted, she was seen walking up to and touching the turtles.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 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
Verb
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The committee, also referred to as the Missouri DOGE, will review the submissions and integrate public input into its initiatives.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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The United States must take action to strengthen its anti-money laundering efforts and further the fight against illicit fentanyl trafficking.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Feb. 2025
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Instead of lab testing or giving sheets a quick once over in a store, our editors brought these linen sheets in their homes to launder them and sleep on them—just like our readers would—and kept an eye out for qualities like a relaxed look and feel.—
Nora Taylor,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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