muzzling

present participle of muzzle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzling
Verb
  • The conventionally cheery tone is almost a hostile presence, drowning out and censoring Lee’s real thoughts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The investigations into teachers’ social media posts has created a climate of vulnerability and fear, Boyd said, where both teachers and even students start self-censoring when engaging in public discourse.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By silencing artists and historians, a regime seeks to control not just the present, but the past and the future as well.
    Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers, after silencing the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-1, Tuesday night in front of a subdued crowd at American Family Field, are putting on one of the most dominant pitching clinics in the league.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Love Is Blind star Jordan Keltner is getting plenty of attention after whipping up a chicken smoothie that left his fiancé (and viewers) gagging.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The most terrifying part, however, will truly leave you gagging.
    Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Muzzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzling. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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