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Bug:The dictionary of censored words needs to be expanded.

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
elixir
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by reading the linked prior issue, #2121, to understand where censored words are handled. Find the dictionary or related tests from that work, then check how chat messages are filtered. Done when each listed word is replaced with asterisks in chat and relevant tests pass.

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Description

bug
Summary

Good afternoon!
The dictionary of censored words needs to be expanded.

The problem was previously solved in the task:
https://github.com/hexlet-codebattle/codebattle/issues/2121

Environment:
Yandex Browser 26.8.2.1064 (64-bit)
OS Windows 11 Pro

Reproduction steps
1. In the game, enter any of the following words into the chat: 
- Dumb 
- Moron
- Jerk
- Old Fart
- Berk
- Tosser
- Dang
Expected result

The word is replaced with "asterisk" symbols.

Actual result

The word is displayed exactly as it was typed in the chat.

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OS

Windows

Dominant language
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