suppress
Example Sentences
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"Instead of suppressing those fires and putting them out, we've got to let them do good ecological work to help us tackle this challenge when risk is low."
From Science Daily
The paradox is that AI promises exponential growth, yet fear-based adoption suppresses the very innovation that companies seek.
From MarketWatch
I didn’t recognize or had maybe suppressed the idea of using that part of me to gain power in the world.
From Los Angeles Times
The only way to escape is to "drift"- which means hiding from a thousand algorithms by living off-grid, constantly moving and suppressing maddening paranoia that your thoughts are not your own.
From BBC
That opening motif returns at the very end, suggesting that Robert has some second thoughts about selling his soul, but they are quickly suppressed in the noisy, triumphant climax.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.