laundering

verb

present participle of launder
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 And Britain itself, after the financial and cultural boom of the ’90s, has in the post-recession era settled into its new role as butler to the world, to borrow a phrase from writer and money-laundering muckraker Oliver Bullough. — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The Financial Action Task Force, the global money-laundering watchdog, has warned that criminals exploit citizenship and residency programs to conceal their identities, launder illicit wealth and evade justice. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 Sentencing fight Federal probation officials calculated Rivera’s advisory sentencing range at 262 to 327 months, driven largely by the money-laundering convictions and sentencing enhancements. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 Arrested on three counts, Lui is accused of conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act and the Export Administration Regulations, as well as federal smuggling and money laundering laws. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 The money-laundering conspiracy also carries a maximum of 20 years. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 Specialists in laundering money charge hefty transaction fees as a cost of doing business for criminals. — Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 Only 25% believed washing had a major effect on clothing lifespan, suggesting many people underestimate the wear caused by laundering. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026 The bill would establish a framework for crypto, divide oversight between the Securities Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, set registration requirements and strengthen anti-money-laundering protections. — Tanaya MacHeel,talia Kaplan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laundering
  1. censoring
  2. shortening
  3. editing
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  • Equal-time rule doesn’t apply, group says The equal-time rule prohibits broadcast stations from censoring or rejecting political ads paid for and sponsored by legally qualified candidates.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier in the week, Kraft allegedly led a pressure campaign to force the Seattle rapper off Ed Sheeran’s The Loop Tour, igniting a firestorm of backlash from artists and fans accusing Kraft of censoring Macklemore’s free speech.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of censoring
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  • But the decline of regional sports networks has changed the math in baseball, which is now actively considering shortening its season.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • De Meo is also scaling the ‘see-now, buy-now’ model, shortening the development and production cycle so that runway items hit the stores faster.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of shortening
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  • Meanwhile, Alexey Tsydenov, head of the neighboring Buryatia republic, publicly confirmed her death was linked to a plague infection before quietly editing his statement hours later to use more ambiguous phrasing.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Lenovo laptop is behind this pack of competitors at rendering scenes, converting videos, and editing graphic design files.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of editing

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“Laundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laundering. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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