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
Rather, Xi has greatly intensified repression of the Uyghurs in recent years in an effort to tighten his control of the region.
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Few other nations are as prone to self-scrutiny and self-criticism, or as engaged in impassioned discourse on the nature of liberty and democracy without fear of governmental repression.
—Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2025
Nationwide protests over fuel prices and the violent repression of women for not properly wearing the compulsory hijab have rocked the Tehran regime in 2019 and 2022.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
The border crackdown didn’t stop migrants fleeing poverty, criminal violence or political repression from coming and trying to cross.
—Alejandro Serrano, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Few other nations are as prone to self-scrutiny and self-criticism, or as engaged in impassioned discourse on the nature of liberty and democracy without fear of governmental repression.
—Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2025
Nationwide protests over fuel prices and the violent repression of women for not properly wearing the compulsory hijab have rocked the Tehran regime in 2019 and 2022.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
The border crackdown didn’t stop migrants fleeing poverty, criminal violence or political repression from coming and trying to cross.
—Alejandro Serrano, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
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Nelson’s approach is using limited development timelines not just to save money, but to challenge his team to work within artistic restraints as a way to hone their skills, resulting in more the experimental fare Strange Scaffold has become famous for.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2025
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At the time, there was a common belief in Germany that military restraint had finally made their country a stable and prosperous one, following two devastating wars.—
Sylvia Taschka,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2025
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Saturn, on the other hand, brings the energy of discipline, structure and accountability to the mystical realm of Pisces.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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His biggest flaws, like gap discipline, can be coached up.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Fast-moving fires have been particularly destructive, accounting for 78% of structures destroyed and 61% of suppression costs between 2001 and 2020.—
Virginia Iglesias,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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Its policy for transgender women is based on a testosterone suppression model.—
Katie Whyatt,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Two of them were responsible for overexpression in the cellular differentiation process, while one was responsible for inhibition.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
26 Dec. 2024
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Carbonic anhydrase inhibition ameliorates tau toxicity via enhanced tau secretion.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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