as in to censor
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Recent Examples of muzzle
USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The muzzle of a hunting rifle poked out from the back seat, and a water bottle on the front console was filled with the brown swill of chewing tobacco.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Candice Frederick, Refinery29, 8 May 2025
The agency’s chief spokesman quit in frustration last week, saying the C.D.C. has been muzzled since January, when Mr. Trump returned to office.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Instead, they were ticketed and required to buy a dangerous dog tag, post a sign on their property, keep the dog confined and walk him on a muzzle and short, chain leash.
—USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The muzzle of a hunting rifle poked out from the back seat, and a water bottle on the front console was filled with the brown swill of chewing tobacco.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
That’s what both Blume’s novel and Akil’s adaptation offer audiences: A safe space to have those conversations, the very ones that conservatives want so desperately to muzzle right now.
—Candice Frederick, Refinery29, 8 May 2025
The agency’s chief spokesman quit in frustration last week, saying the C.D.C. has been muzzled since January, when Mr. Trump returned to office.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzle
Noun
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It should be mentioned that scientists at Case Western Reserve University previously developed a somewhat similar material, inspired by squid beaks, which can be made harder or softer by varying the amount of light it's exposed to.—
Ben Coxworth
July 02,
New Atlas,
2 July 2025
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Some mate beak to beak, sucker to sucker, while others prefer to keep their distance.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Verb
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More urgently, defunding and censoring science could have dramatically negative consequences for all Americans.—
Matt Motta,
Scientific American,
10 July 2025
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That’s something that archaeological reports released by the city in the past have routinely included without censoring.—
Andres Viglucci
July 4,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Thus: Arnold and his commando buddies fight an alien — a big, ugly, awesome one created by the Stan Winston studio with mandibles and long hair and the ability to disappear.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
9 June 2025
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Workers and queens also have very similar appearances, with long, slender bodies that are dark brown or black, and legs and mandibles (jawbones) that are a lighter brown or orange color, the extension says.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2025
Verb
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This option allows priority notifications — like severe weather alerts — to interrupt you while still silencing less urgent messages.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
10 July 2025
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Elections are tightly controlled, opposition is criminalized, political parties are banned, and dissenters—even peaceful ones are silenced.—
Roya Boroumand,
Time,
9 July 2025
Noun
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That curl makes the nib of a fountain pen dry and scratchy.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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To finish the meal, don’t skip out on the Claridge’s chocolate, a combination of chocolate mousse, brownie, cocoa nib, caramel and hot chocolate sauce.—
Rachel Dube,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Warne's son, recovering from a respiratory illness, began gagging shortly after eating.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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There’s drama that stems from a natural place, and people are going to be gagged, gooped, and gathered.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
Noun
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The Cook County Sheriff’s Office decided to reopen the Gacy file in 2011 as a cold case, exhuming bone fragments and sending eight sets of mandibles and maxilla to the CHI lab in Fort Worth for DNA processing.—
David Montesino,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2024
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Thomas' team looked at the maxilla, or the upper part of the dog's jaw, because those tooth roots are best for DNA sampling, and researchers were able to pull samples from three specimens.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2023
Noun
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And, indirectly, the bill is poised to hurt seniors through Social Security and Medicare cuts.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The bill eliminates critical renewable energy incentives, redirects funding toward fossil fuels and nuclear power, and dismantles key progressive priorities of the Biden administration.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
7 July 2025
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“Muzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzle. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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