Sentence examples for actively stifled from inspiring English sources

The phrase "actively stifled" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone's actions or efforts to suppress or restrain something are ongoing and deliberate.
Example: "The artist felt that her creativity was actively stifled by the strict rules imposed by the gallery."
Alternatives: "systematically suppressed" or "deliberately hindered".

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As president, Lahoud did not enjoy public support and actively stifled opposition to the Syrian military presence in Lebanon.

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The thing that really bothers me about the move is that Apple is now actively stifling innovation.

Greece is likely to benefit from such moves in the long run, and in the short run they don't actively stifle recovery.

"Julieta" is a melodrama by subtraction; it's about the traumas we don't always see or register, the painful emotions that we actively stifle and allow to consume us.

The Twittys' own actions in Aruba were also criticized, and the Twittys were accused of actively stifling any evidence that might impugn Holloway's character by asking her fellow students to remain silent about the case and using their access to the media to push their own version of events.

"The prime minister admitted to Alan Jones that his government has actively sought to stifle the wind energy sector … the prime minister's admission proves once and for all that his government's energy policy is ideologically driven," Ewbank said.

Murray Moss: "Stifled".

Scripts stifled him.

Yawns stifled.

We stifled a gasp.

He stifled his frustration.

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