as in restraint
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
psychologists talking about the repression of anger and how it affects one's health
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Recent Examples of repression
The public revelations could now force the West into a tricky balancing act with India, and come amid a worrying growth in transnational repression more globally, say watchdog groups.
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Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
The signatories, including the U.S., Spain, Chile and South Korea, also denounced the repression measures that Maduro’s government has been accused of carrying out after the election, including arbitrary detentions, intimidation tactics and killings.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Thousands of Cubans have fought under brutal repression to bring about systemic change, despite the misery and oppression imposed by those in power.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
The cumulative effect on young people of this mix of brutal repression and aggressive courtship is, for the moment at least, silence: among Russia’s youth today, there are few signs of any meaningful currents of resistance.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
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Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
The signatories, including the U.S., Spain, Chile and South Korea, also denounced the repression measures that Maduro’s government has been accused of carrying out after the election, including arbitrary detentions, intimidation tactics and killings.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Thousands of Cubans have fought under brutal repression to bring about systemic change, despite the misery and oppression imposed by those in power.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
The cumulative effect on young people of this mix of brutal repression and aggressive courtship is, for the moment at least, silence: among Russia’s youth today, there are few signs of any meaningful currents of resistance.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
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But those seeking restraint and something more clever than the usual carnage will find this talky (in a good way) creeper offers more to chew on than the genre norm.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Perched on a drum riser, Carey balanced forcefulness and restraint, heaviness and subtlety, density and spaciousness.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
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If Trump loses, Republicans will bemoan his lack of discipline, selecting Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate and not employing Nikki Haley on the campaign trail.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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In my opinion, discipline is the backbone of success in both running and business.Nazar Gulyk, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The fact that states have different rules and deadlines for administering elections — which can mean election results are released at different times on election night and afterward — is not a sign of voter suppression or fraud.Barbara Rodriguez, Terri Rupar, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
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Each state has specific rules on how to secure these drop boxes, including with locks, video feeds, chain of custody requirements, police presence and even fire suppression.Eric Levenson, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
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It is defined by his combative personality, his lack of inhibitions, his willingness to ignore democratic norms to go places others won’t and blow past previous political boundaries in ways many find alarming − such as threatening to use the military against Americans who oppose him.David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Allen Institute From their findings, the researchers hypothesize that the loss of these cells may trigger a domino effect that upsets the delicate balance between inhibition and excitation, promoting widespread system failures that result in neuronal loss and cognitive decline.New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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