Best
Best verb - To achieve a victory over.
Suppress
Suppress verb - To keep from being publicly known.
Common collocations
| tendencies | best tendencies | suppress tendencies |
Both words in one sentence
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The pompous government officials think she is nuts, and do their best to suppress the girl and her followers, and the church wants nothing to do with the whole matter.
Source: Film / The Song of Bernadette -
Shell-Shocked Veteran: Inspector Thursday was clearly traumatized by his experiences in World War II, which left a darkness in him that he does his best to suppress.
Source: Series / Endeavour -
This may be typical of the times he lives in, as the Empire has done its best to suppress knowledge of the Force.Luke: You don't believe in the Force, do you?
Source: Film / A New Hope
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