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as in to suppress
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
quickly repressed the rebellion in the provincial city and restored order
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as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
you can't repress your feelings forever, so tell her how you feel about her
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Recent Examples of repress
Otherwise, all the factions would kill each other and the Sunnis would repress everyone else.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
He was also tasked with organizing anti-West demonstrations and repressing all government dissent from 2019 onwards.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
By contrast, Trump, in his third presidential bid, has espoused a fevered xenophobia, vilifying immigrants as predatory criminals and laying out draconian plans to repress immigration, not fix it.
—Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
The protests—the biggest and most violent since the end of the dictatorship—uncapped a well of simmering rage (and were brutally repressed by the Chilean national police).
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
He was also tasked with organizing anti-West demonstrations and repressing all government dissent from 2019 onwards.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
By contrast, Trump, in his third presidential bid, has espoused a fevered xenophobia, vilifying immigrants as predatory criminals and laying out draconian plans to repress immigration, not fix it.
—Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
The protests—the biggest and most violent since the end of the dictatorship—uncapped a well of simmering rage (and were brutally repressed by the Chilean national police).
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
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Harry is doing his best to keep Dexter from killing people, though Dex acknowledges that slicing into cadavers and taking hunting trips aren’t really cutting it in terms of suppressing his urges.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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His beautiful, distant mother, played by the French-Argentinean actress Bérénice Bejo, treats these outbursts as insurrections to be suppressed.Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Bureaucracy has also stifled innovation even when its military utility is obvious.Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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Leaders who avoid conflict breed mediocrity and stifle innovation and creativity.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The incident made national headlines, but did little to quell tensions in Portland.Kale Williams, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Feds try to tamp down worries about drone sightings Federal authorities sought to quell concerns about drone sightings in New Jersey and other states, as President-elect Donald Trump spoke out and lawmakers proposed the deployment of drone-tracking devices.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cousins swallowed the sting of being benched less than a year after signing a four-year, $180 million contract to mentor Penix throughout the week, Penix said.Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Workers in automation-prone industries risk having their jobs swallowed by AI efficiencies, and those without AI skills or resources face the threat of job loss as the workforce transforms.Sarim Nadeem, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Globally, demand in the sector remains subdued due to oversupplies in the European market as well as high inventory levels in China.Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The higher end of the treble is somewhat subdued and can get stepped on when the lower frequencies are busy.PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Repress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repress. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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