A suppressed press. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : to suppress the Communist party. From Dictionary.com.
His eyes were brilliant with what she identified as suppressed outrage. From Wordnik.com. [The Rowan]
A titular see of Asia Minor, Latin title suppressed, 1894. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference
But the evening brought a certain suppressed excitement to both. From Wordnik.com. [Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago] Reference
She ducked her head and writhed her shoulders in suppressed merriment as she replied. From Wordnik.com. [Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice] Reference
"My good woman," he said, in suppressed tones, "this is a strange way to put a patient to sleep.". From Wordnik.com. [Melbourne House] Reference
The prayer added to the end of the procession in 1955 has been suppressed from the new Missal entirely. From Wordnik.com. [Compendium of the 1955 Holy Week Revisions of Pius XII: Part 9 - The Reform of 1955 and the Post-Conciliar Holy Week] Reference
Churchill was a rabid colonialist and was Prime Minister when Britain suppressed the Kenyan Mau Mau rebellion. From Wordnik.com. [Ahmed Moor: Israel's Jewish Character Is Subject for Debate] Reference
Margot suppressed a thrill of indignation at that accusation of idleness. From Wordnik.com. [Big Game A Story for Girls] Reference
Ms Malobabic asked to have Rivette's name suppressed but Mr Couzens refused. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
In the same journal, of the same date, I find the following (surname suppressed, as before). From Wordnik.com. [The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories] Reference
"I have never tried to have his name suppressed from anything, nor would I ever do that to any author.". From Wordnik.com. [July 2007] Reference
The concentration of RT was similarly decreased, indicating that Nullbasic expression suppressed overall virus production. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Several studies reported that ectopic WWOX expression suppressed the in vivo tumorigenicity of various human tumor types including, breast. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
I assume that only is suppressed which is explicitly mentioned. From Wordnik.com. [Little Office and liturgical reform] Reference
Anyone with their own blog is hardly "suppressed" by another blogger. From Wordnik.com. [Nipping the PIE ergative *-s theory right in the bud] Reference
"Under Saddam, I felt like Ali had a kind of suppressed sectarianism," she says. From Wordnik.com. [Love, sects don't mix among extremists in Iraq] Reference
But those urges are now squished down (I believe the correct term is "suppressed"). From Wordnik.com. [haloaskew Diary Entry] Reference
Here is a celebrated maxim, vainly "suppressed" by the author, after first publication. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
The boy did not look up, but with a kind of suppressed chuckle, he muttered, "I've eat 'em all up!". From Wordnik.com. [The Evolution of Dodd] Reference
They watched him with a kind of suppressed excitement and became risible with his every word and gesture. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Mr. Polly] Reference
A babble of astonishment had broken out on the steps and a kind of suppressed hullabaloo among the Andersens. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Fool]
In a recent item on Huffington Post, Gerald Bracey claimed that I should atone for having "suppressed" the Sandia report in 1991. From Wordnik.com. [Diane Ravitch: Is U.S. Education Better Than Ever?] Reference
When lefties sniveled that their opposition to the war was being "suppressed", what they really meant was that people where arguing back. From Wordnik.com. [The University of Illinois tells all its employees they can't wear political buttons or attend political rallies on campus.] Reference
Sara answered with a kind of suppressed desperation. From Wordnik.com. [The Port of Adventure] Reference
Lessing, it will be remembered, had literally "suppressed" Klotz. From Wordnik.com. [Among My Books First Series] Reference
He may have been "suppressed" violently by the usurper of his name. From Wordnik.com. [Repertory of the Comedie Humaine Part 1] Reference
Mrs. Costello spoke earnestly, and with a kind of suppressed passion. From Wordnik.com. [A Canadian Heroine, Volume 1 A Novel] Reference
There was astonishment in her voice, and a kind of suppressed eagerness. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Good-for-Nothing] Reference
"Well, I won't be impudent!" said Fitz, with a kind of suppressed chuckle. From Wordnik.com. [Make or Break or, The Rich Man's Daughter] Reference
Suddenly there was a mysterious silence in the hall, followed by a kind of suppressed stir. From Wordnik.com. [Lothair] Reference
"There is very much that is wrong," the other answered with a kind of suppressed vehemence. From Wordnik.com. [The Lovels of Arden] Reference
Dalit literally means 'suppressed' or 'crushed', in Marathi (this is the language it belongs to). From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
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