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suppressed

adjective as in muffled

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adjective as in silenced

adjective as in subconscious

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Two former heads of all UK Special Forces suppressed evidence of possible SAS war crimes, a former high-ranking officer has told a public inquiry in closed evidence sessions.

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This ligand successfully suppressed BET, allowing alkyl ketones to generate ketyl radicals and participate in high-yield transformations.

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Footage of the protests was suppressed for almost a week when the government imposed a near-total internet blackout and threatened to jail anyone caught sharing any videos from the protests, saying it could cause unrest.

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The “November effect” refers to the idea that stocks that were suppressed by tax-loss selling in October are supposed to rebound in November as that selling pressure eases.

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The rise of populism has been characterized by a liberalization of thought and speech that had previously been suppressed by the prevailing authorities of orthodoxy.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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