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bowdlerizes

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present tense third-person singular of bowdlerize

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to remove objectionable parts from a bowdlerized version of "Gulliver's Travels" that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children

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Shame on any educational institution that censors speech condemning it.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
In 2019, the state passed a law that censors me from saying certain things to my clients.

— Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025

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