- present participle of suppress.
suppressing
Example Sentences
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The opposite happened: Suppressing deception caused models to report consciousness 96% of the time, while amplifying it caused them to deny consciousness and revert to corporate disclaimers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
Suppressing sobs, she told me about the family she worked with, her love for them and the pride she took in caring for their beautiful home on Bienveneda Place.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025
Suppressing osteoclast differentiation can, therefore, serve as a therapeutic strategy to prevent bone loss.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2024
Suppressing an intermittent cough, Gorriti expressed hope his case can mark a milestone for freedom of expression and democracy.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024
This licensed mendicancy was finally suppressed by the Act of Parliament, passed in the thirty-ninth year of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, “For the Suppressing of Rogues, Vagabonds, and Sturdy Beggars.”
From The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)