Bowdlerization
Bowdlerization noun - A shortened version of a written work.
Usage example: this bowdlerization of “Moby Dick” simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology
Review and bowdlerization are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Review" instead a noun "Bowdlerization".
Review
Review noun - A usually critical look at a past event.
Bowdlerization and review are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bowdlerization" instead a noun "Review".
Both words in one sentence
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Bowdlerization: Done in a revision of the TMNT review, where he censored some of the cussing.
Source: Web Video / The Irate Gamer
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Review and Bowdlerization. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bowdlerization/review
Bowdlerization & Review. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bowdlerization/review>.
Review or Bowdlerization. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bowdlerization/review.
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