suppressive

Example Sentences

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The book was banned in Boston — a phrase for suppressive moral outrage that survives to this day.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

Recurrent C. difficile infections occur after suppressive antibiotic treatments that knock out almost all of the normal gut flora.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2023

That is why I believe protecting libraries from suppressive movements is a societal necessity.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

They have been through their own suppressive or traumatic environments and fell in love.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023

Suppression Versus Elimination My claim that the conventional treatment of acute diseases is suppressive and not curative will probably be denied by my medical colleagues.

From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry