as in censoring
to remove objectionable parts from
had to launder the quarterback's off-the-cuff's remarks before they could be quoted in the newspaper
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Recent Examples of laundering
From pulling off the dirty linens and laundering them to airing out your bed, the process can be daunting and time-consuming.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Cuellar’s political consultant and a former campaign chair had pleaded guilty to laundering bribes and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
She is charged with selling fake diplomas and transcripts to a nurse and others in a conspiracy, wire fraud and money-laundering case.
—Jay Weaver
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The incredible number of crypto transactions, the large number of centralized and decentralized exchanges and brokers, and limited regulatory efforts have made crypto incredibly useful for laundering funds for weapons programs.
—Nolan Fahrenkopf, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
When laundering mittens or gloves in the washing machine, use a protective mesh bag to keep these small items from getting lost or mangled in the wash.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
Campo was also charged with laundering $750,000 for JNGC using cryptocurrency.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
Brazilian police launched Thursday a police operation to dismantle a major tax evasion and money-laundering scheme in the fuel sector.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
The United States has imposed sanctions on eight North Korean individuals and two entities, accusing them of laundering funds from cybercrime and fraud and channeling them into the North’s nuclear weapons program.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laundering
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Back then, Comedy Central responded by heavily censoring the episodes — bleeping all mentions of Muhammad’s name and removing key dialogue — and later pulled them from streaming platforms and reruns entirely.—
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In the video above, the show's audio can be heard cutting out, censoring whatever Goldberg said next.—
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After shortening the bench late in regulation and 15 minutes of overtimes Saturday against Boise State, Dutcher had used his full 11-man rotation five minutes into the game in the rarefied air of Reno and got a balanced performance from pretty much everyone.—
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But otherwise, Dale Hunter, who is famous for shortening his bench with the London Knights, never did in this tournament.—
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On Friday, the company finally put up guardrails, limiting image generation and image editing only to paying subscribers, who make up a small percentage of the site.—
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Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length.—
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“Laundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laundering. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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