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synonyms for suppress
- abolish
- censor
- conceal
- contain
- cover up
- crack down on
- crush
- curb
- cut off
- muzzle
- overcome
- overthrow
- put an end to
- put down
- quash
- quell
- quench
- repress
- silence
- snuff out
- stamp out
- stifle
- subdue
- withhold
- annihilate
- bottle
- burke
- check
- clamp
- conquer
- extinguish
- interrupt
- muffle
- overpower
- shush
- smother
- spike
- squash
- stop
- trample
- beat down
- bring to naught
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- keep in
- keep secret
- put kibosh on
- put lid on
- sit on
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How to use suppress in a sentence
Hysteria in women, another excuse to suppress their sexuality, became shell-shock for men.
How colonialism and capitalism helped place a stigma on mental illness | Balaji Ravichandran | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostThe goal of eliminating every smallpox case in the world, rather than just suppressing the virus, sounded implausibly lofty.
Smallpox used to kill millions of people every year. Here’s how humans beat it. | Kelsey Piper | February 5, 2021 | VoxIn December, The Post revealed a series of Huawei-linked surveillance products that were marketed as being able to suppress potential protests or predict individuals’ ethnicities.
Huawei official speaks out on why he resigned after The Post reported the tech giant had worked on a ‘Uighur alarm’ | Drew Harwell | February 1, 2021 | Washington Post
Efficacy is a consideration for patients whose underlying cancer or treatment suppresses their immune systems.
Are the coronavirus vaccines safe for someone with cancer, dementia or MS? | Judith Graham | January 31, 2021 | Washington PostIn the movie, Wendy tells us the drug “suppressed my appetite and gave me all the chemical courage I thought I needed.”
Wendy Williams seems like the perfect Lifetime movie subject. So why is it so unsettling to watch? | Bethonie Butler | January 31, 2021 | Washington PostIronic, since it was originally meant to suppress sugar lust.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts | Molly Hannon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut not even the threat of death can suppress the urge to live vicariously through Jack Dawson and James Bond.
North Korea’s Secret Movie Bootleggers: How Western Films Make It Into the Hermit Kingdom | Lizzie Crocker | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd, according to some research, higher insulin levels have been shown to suppress fat metabolism by up to 22 percent.
The AG and his allies have claimed that voter ID laws suppress black votes.
In the 21st century, however, we suppress the magic of it and succumb to the fear of it.
Twin Disasters Turn 2014 Into the Year of Flying Dangerously | Clive Irving | July 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI do not know how things are in America but in England there has been a ridiculous attempt to suppress Bolshevik propaganda.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsA cry I was quite unable to suppress escaped me, and the creature turned on the instant and stared at me with baleful eyes.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodI cannot suppress the sharp reply that springs to my lips: "The low servant girl is as good as you."
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanI could die now, but they would suppress my explanation, and the People thus remain ignorant of my aim and purpose.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkmansuppress with a single blow all the poetry in verse, or else speak with esteem of those who possess the secrets.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile Gautier
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