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Recent Examples of repression The women in particular embodied the town’s twin spirits of repression and desire, and none more than pot-stirring teenager Audrey Horne (Sherilyn Fenn). Ananda Pellerin, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025 Besigye's case is part of a broader trend of transnational repression in East Africa, where opposition figures have faced abductions and deportations. John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 Sometimes, repression has the effect of illuminating and making palpable the thing itself. Jamie Kalven, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025 These are people seeking safety, fleeing a humanitarian crisis and serious political repression. Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for repression 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
Noun
  • Changes in legislation last year outlawed the use of face down prone restraints on students and resulted in several police departments to suspend its school officer agreements and remove officers from campuses.
    Jacqueline Devine, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Under Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns, the Mets showed financial restraint in dealing with Alonso, a fan favorite in New York.
    Will Sammon, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • State complaints, discipline and Brazilian butt lift injury or death present nothing new for New Life Plastic Surgery, 8400 SW Eighth St., which lists Morales among its surgeons.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
  • If not, consider how incorporating the discipline of stillness into your life could be of benefit to you.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Rather than tackle voter suppression head-on, the episode is about the privilege and importance of voting, but with very little discussion of why or what’s at stake for someone like Desiree.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Babe Vote, a progressive voter drive group in Idaho, called Lenny’s bill an attempt at voter suppression.
    Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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