- present participle of repress.
repressing
Example Sentences
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“We’re not making records that are just going to go sit on the shelf — these are records we’re continually repressing all the time anyway.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
"By removing them and repressing their return, we're threatening our own future survival," he said.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
This strategy involves the central bank artificially repressing bond yields in the market.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
Burkina Faso's military government, which emerged from a September 2022 coup led by Captain Ibrahim Traore, has regularly been accused of repressing figures the junta considers hostile.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
I used to watch Keav fuss over her school uniform, pressing and repressing her blue pleated skirt and white shirts so they looked as crisp and new as possible.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
