- present participle of suppress.
suppressing
Example Sentences
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U.S. stocks rose after comments from a Federal Reserve official took the sting out of rising oil prices by suppressing Treasury yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Factors that put people at a higher risk of severe infection include being older than 60, diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease and being on immune system suppressing medication.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
El Nino, a natural climate pattern when sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean become unusually warm, tends to promote hurricane activity in the Pacific while suppressing it in the Atlantic.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The researchers observed that T cells, macrophages, and other immune cells near the tumors shifted from inactive or immune suppressing states into active cancer fighting cells.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
But he was wrong to think the newspapers or government was suppressing his letter: His friend, terrified of being connected to the assassin, never delivered the letter to the newspaper.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
