as in suppression
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of censorship
The autocratic czarist regime ruled with an iron hand and suppressed opposition through censorship, banishment, and executions.
—
Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Just over a year after it was pulled as the opening short film of the 2024 edition of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival by the country’s censorship board, The Last Miracle had been cleared to screen at the 2025 Cairo Film Festival.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Miller warns that what starts on campus doesn’t stay there, saying the answer is more debate, not censorship.
—Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Instead, the controversy has entangled the school in questions about censorship and student journalists’ First Amendment rights.
—Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for censorship
Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Just over a year after it was pulled as the opening short film of the 2024 edition of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival by the country’s censorship board, The Last Miracle had been cleared to screen at the 2025 Cairo Film Festival.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Miller warns that what starts on campus doesn’t stay there, saying the answer is more debate, not censorship.
—Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Instead, the controversy has entangled the school in questions about censorship and student journalists’ First Amendment rights.
—Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for censorship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censorship
suppression
Noun
-
But as history keeps telling us, from Afghanistan outwards to the West and East, the suppression of women isn’t going away any time soon.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
-
Bolton’s team is likely to seek dismissal or suppression of materials, arguing political motivation and lack of intent, while the Justice Department pushes to protect classified details.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share