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 Qatari government also censored reporting on LGBT issues.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Many viewers attempted to decode the phrase, which seemingly allows the cast to avoid getting censored on TV.
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Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
The law requires companies to get parental permission for social media and gaming apps and to provide their privacy guidelines, so families know what content would be censored or moderated on their child's profile.
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CBS News,
20 June 2026
The law requires companies to get parental permission for social media and gaming apps and to provide their privacy guidelines so families know what content would be censored or moderated on their child’s profile.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Many viewers attempted to decode the phrase, which seemingly allows the cast to avoid getting censored on TV.
—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
The law requires companies to get parental permission for social media and gaming apps and to provide their privacy guidelines, so families know what content would be censored or moderated on their child's profile.
—
CBS News,
20 June 2026
The law requires companies to get parental permission for social media and gaming apps and to provide their privacy guidelines so families know what content would be censored or moderated on their child’s profile.
—
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censor
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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.
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This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form.
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Late 19th and Early 20th Century Most Western states capitalized on the barriers imposed on divorce and lessened their residency requirements to shorten the length of time one had to reside in the state to be able to file for divorce.
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The heat wave has also forced the FIFA Fan Festival at Lemon Hill to shorten its hours on July Fourth and adjust its match schedule starting Tuesday through Friday.
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Following his arrest, Vance and his co-conspirators destroyed evidence by deleting phone messages and taking down the two websites, the plea agreement says.
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According to the indictment, Van Dyke immediately withdrew his profit; then tried to delete his betting account on Polymarket, the world's biggest online prediction market.
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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.
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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.
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The movie’s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews.
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The court declined, however, to review a challenge to a federal ban on handgun sales to 18- to 20-year-olds, as well as to a similar Florida state law.
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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.
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The core allegation is that Beasley and others orchestrated a scheme to influence NBA games by bribery and used non-public information to further bets and then launder the proceeds.
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But prosecutors say just a small portion of the federal money went toward feeding kids, with the rest laundered through shell companies and spent on property, luxury cars and travel.
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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