as in to edit
to remove objectionable parts from
the producers were told that they would have to censor their movie if they wanted a PG rating
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Recent Examples of censor
The show didn't censor the word on the live telecast or when the clip was uploaded to YouTube, though the network deleted the video from the website after Entertainment Weekly reached out for comment on Friday.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The government does not mandate these alterations; instead, OTT platforms preemptively censor content to keep potential backlash at bay.
—Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
The scene, however, was quietly censored, though keen-eyed (premium-paying) Indian viewers took note of the discrepancy, and social media exploded with disgruntled fans voicing their displeasure.
—Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
Per IndieWire, the streamer censored the scene without permission from HBO or a government mandate.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The government does not mandate these alterations; instead, OTT platforms preemptively censor content to keep potential backlash at bay.
—Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
The scene, however, was quietly censored, though keen-eyed (premium-paying) Indian viewers took note of the discrepancy, and social media exploded with disgruntled fans voicing their displeasure.
—Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
Per IndieWire, the streamer censored the scene without permission from HBO or a government mandate.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censor
Verb
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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This interview has been edited for length and clarity.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ward shortened his drop and threw a strike in the small sliver of space just before the hash mark.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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On March 7, a UK judge shortened the sentence of the group’s founder, Roger Hallam, for disrupting a traffic event after an appeal.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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If they were deleted, the public should be told that — along with why.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Mitchell did not answer questions about whether Harris-Dawson had deleted messages or emails.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Congress and the president must counter the forces that seek to diminish, exploit or bowdlerize our understanding of this terrible and confounding un-American event.—
James Reston Jr.,
Star Tribune,
29 Mar. 2021
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The mobs of students — and their enabling professors and administrators — renaming buildings and bowdlerizing the language are still products of Western civilization.—
Jonah Goldberg,
Alaska Dispatch News,
28 Aug. 2017
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Mr. Jang’s name has been expurgated from all official records in the North.—
CHOE SANG-HUN,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2016
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The movie’s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews.—
J. HOBERMAN,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2016
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Satellite images reviewed by ABC News show the north of the same village being cleared by the IDF in October 2024, where crops and buildings are seen destroyed.—
Kerem Inal,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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But this case isn’t just about whether or not the defendant’s created immutable smart contracts that criminals used to launder money, says Gottlieb.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The charges stem from their role in developing Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer accused of helping launder funds tied to North Korean cybercrime.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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