as in restraint
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
learned that suppression of her angry feelings didn't necessarily make them go away
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Recent Examples of suppression
Kimsey said that the fire suppression system in the Vancouver ballot box did not work.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The early morning fire at the drop box in Portland was extinguished quickly thanks to a suppression system inside the box as well as a nearby security guard, police said, and just three ballots were damaged there.
—Gene Johnson, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
The research found that rainfall can dampen turnout, but alternative voting methods are starting to offset suppression.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Fire suppression devices inside the box helped put out the fire almost immediately, saving hundreds of ballots inside.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The early morning fire at the drop box in Portland was extinguished quickly thanks to a suppression system inside the box as well as a nearby security guard, police said, and just three ballots were damaged there.
—Gene Johnson, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
The research found that rainfall can dampen turnout, but alternative voting methods are starting to offset suppression.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Fire suppression devices inside the box helped put out the fire almost immediately, saving hundreds of ballots inside.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppression
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But those seeking restraint and something more clever than the usual carnage will find this talky (in a good way) creeper offers more to chew on than the genre norm.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Perched on a drum riser, Carey balanced forcefulness and restraint, heaviness and subtlety, density and spaciousness.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
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Occupation, along with the repression and hardship that accompanied it, rallied new recruits to Hezbollah and other Lebanese armed political parties’ ranks.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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More concretely, Iran is struggling with widespread domestic discontent over its repression of dissent and a weak economy battered by U.S. and other international sanctions.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
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If Trump loses, Republicans will bemoan his lack of discipline, selecting Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate and not employing Nikki Haley on the campaign trail.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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In my opinion, discipline is the backbone of success in both running and business.Nazar Gulyk, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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It is defined by his combative personality, his lack of inhibitions, his willingness to ignore democratic norms to go places others won’t and blow past previous political boundaries in ways many find alarming − such as threatening to use the military against Americans who oppose him.David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Allen Institute From their findings, the researchers hypothesize that the loss of these cells may trigger a domino effect that upsets the delicate balance between inhibition and excitation, promoting widespread system failures that result in neuronal loss and cognitive decline.New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppression. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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