suppression
noun
the act of suppressing.
suppressions
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pluralof suppression.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These suppressions do not occur in a vacuum.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 27, 2018
The Forest Service and the Department of Interior can transfer money from other programs once their fire suppressions accounts have been depleted.
From US News ● May 5, 2015
They’re not in the interest of the story; they are suppressions of the story, ones that the filmmakers seemed to think they could get away with.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 5, 2014
And there were a remarkable range of those as well: dark pageboy, brown mullet, reddish bob — all heroic suppressions, in the cause of art, of her natural blondness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2010
He seems to carry the weight of those suppressions on his conscience.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
