Synonyms
Examples for "repress"
Examples for "repress"
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Rights groups say Cuba often uses short-term detentions to repress public criticism.
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It does not hide and repress; it confronts, turns on the light.
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The new-comer could not repress a triumphant flash in the serpent eyes.
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We do know there were strong attempts to repress stories of illness.
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Yes; I can no longer repress the irresistible confusion of my love.
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The US should also work with the EU to strangle Syria's economy.
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The tumult soon abates; and the murderess prepares to strangle her capture.
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Police believe the killer used his fists and hands to strangle her.
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And yesterday they set about working to strangle our renewed revolutionary vigour.
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It said video footage showed Muñoz used a sweater to strangle himself.
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Through the smother came the loud moaning of fog-horns in the Firth.
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But he hadn't left it there long enough for her to smother.
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A whitecap foamed above it and broke across in a snow-white smother.
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It was harsh, but it was the only way not to smother.
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And when I smell ghosts, I can smother myself in my pocket-handkerchief.
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I must not have heard her enter the house through the muffle.
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Wired: Speakers hidden behind the piano-black front bezel provide crisp, muffle-free audio.
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The wind seemed to muffle it and fly away with it directly.
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If I did muffle the oars it was for a good reason.
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It rang again-louderthis time, without the purse to muffle the sound.
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Last week, Zuckerberg said Facebook did not want to stifle political expression.
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Some believe learning words by heart can stifle creativity and real understanding.
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Opponents say it could stifle innovation or limit state authority to protect.
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It has used its monopoly power to impede innovation and stifle competition.
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They say the rules would raise electricity costs and stifle job creation.
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Police last week sought to stifle collective mourning and protests by parents.
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The so-called dislocation of the stifle in the horse is a misnomer.
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I walked ever faster and faster, to stifle thought; but in vain.
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Attempts have been made over the years to stifle the illicit trading.
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A Democratic takeover of one or both chambers could stifle Trump's agenda.
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But even a great Knight such as Wyst can't stifle his love.
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When it rang a second time she felt life stifle in her.
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The others followed her light, trying to stifle their sneezes and coughs.
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Antagonizing Jeremy isn't going to help me now, so I stifle myself.
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Yet that fragrant balm cannot stifle the smell of the charnel house.
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They can stun or stifle and they know when each is required.
