Suppressing
Working and suppressing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Working" instead an adjective "Suppressing".
Working
Working adjective - Being in effective operation.
Suppressing and working are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Suppressing" instead an adjective "Working".
Both words in one sentence
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Venport Holdings (AKA Venhold) in the prequels has bits of this, with Josef Venport working tirelessly to monopolize space travel and spice mining, ruthlessly suppressing any competition.
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In the series finale The Shadows trick Melinda into thinking that suppressing Aiden's gift will get The Shadows to leave him alone, and it appears to be working.
Source: Series / Ghost Whisperer -
It's revealed in the final arc, his own power has been working against him, too: what he thought was his Shinigami power was actually his Quincy power suppressing his Shinigami power and only allowing the Shinigami to manifest in drips.
Source: Person of Mass Destruction
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